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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) —...
12 things to watch to educate yourself about systemic racism
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years 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· 10 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...
15 famous people you may or may not know attended local universities. See who
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFifteen people, some well known, some perhaps unknown to some, rose to fame in their respective...
Book bans are surging — and taking an emotional toll on many authors
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 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· 8 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...