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‘The Hate U Give’ was banned from check-out at MS libraries. Now it’s back on shelves.
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi author Angie Thomas has sold millions of copies of her books, but the Mississippi...
‘The Hate u Give’ author awards student writing scholarship
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoAhniya Myers named the 2023 Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship recipient CANTON, Miss. (AP) —...
15 things to watch to educate yourself about systemic racism
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 11 months ago"The Hate U Give."20th Century Fox Juneteenth is a holiday dedicated to the emancipation of enslaved...
In 3 years, 60 books have been challenged in Iowa schools. A new law could ban far more.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFirst in an occasional series Kyle Baxter didn't want "The Hate U Give," the novel about a...
Actors who play parents in Starz' 'BMF' bring emotional depth to Detroit crime saga
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than 20 years ago, Russell Hornsby and Michole Brianna White played a young couple in the...
What the US can learn from apartheid-era book bans in South Africa
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBooks are often targeted when they are sympathetic to the oppressed. Eskay Lim / EyeEm via Getty...
Book bans are surging — and taking an emotional toll on many authors
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhile some book bans have led to higher sales, as seen with “Maus” and “The Hate U Give,” some...
BANNED: 5 Banned Books By Black Authors And Why
21 Ninety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBanned Books Week is a celebration of books challenged or banned from the public. And in honor of the festivities, many books by Black authors are...
9 Banned Books We Just Can’t Live Without
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 7 months ago9 Banned Books We Just Can’t Live WithoutHearst Owned Between 2021 and 2022, the American Library Association reported a 70 percent increase in requests...
'On The Come Up': Sanaa Lathan And Cast On Bringing Angie Thomas' Second Film To Life In Paramount+...
Shadow and Act via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFresh off of her Emmy nomination for Succession, Sanaa Lathan has made her directorial debut with On...