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In fight to lead America’s future, battle rages over its racial past

Saturday, July 29th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

While Biden talks of Emmett Till and Harry Truman, DeSantis defends his state's take on slavery.

Book Bans, Racism

It’s the economy, Joe, and only the economy

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via The Day (Connecticut)

Joe Biden's supporters -- and perhaps Biden himself -- can't understand why the presidential poll numbers on the economy aren't better. Why is he getting so little credit for so much good news on…

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Battle over books: Wood County residents pressure library to restrict titles with LGBTQ, sexual themes

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via Register Herald (West Virginia)

This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at…

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That colorful free book box in your Jacksonville neighborhood may soon offer banned books

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via Jacksonville.com (Florida)

The little box on a stick where you pick up romances, mysteries and maybe a cookbook may now start stocking books banned in Florida.

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‘Unbanned Book Club’ puts controversial kids’ volumes in Jacksonville readers’ hands

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via Jacksonville.com (Florida)

The Unbanned Book Club is giving away titles some schools label unacceptable as Duval County schools plan return of most books to libraries, classes.

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Vice President Kamala Harris plays the heavy in Biden’s 2024 fight for reelection

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Vice President Kamala Harris is playing the heavy as she and President Joe Biden tag-team their 2024 reelection effort.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Banned Bookmobile stops by Georgia during tour to protest laws restricting school reading material

Friday, July 28th, 2023

via home - georgia recorder (Georgia)

The fight to keep diversity in the classroom takes to the streets as the MoveOn Banned Bookmobile makes its way down to DeSantis' mansion.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Amid teacher shortage, ‘culture wars’ and living costs, Miami-Dade teachers to get pay hike

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

Teachers' raises will range from 7 to 10 percent.

School Safety, Book Bans, School Board – General

Booksellers sue Texas, moving to the front lines of the fight against book bans

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via The New York Times (Texas)

The law would force booksellers to evaluate and rate each title they sell to schools, and books they've already sold. Publishers and authors joined in the lawsuit.

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New state education office boosts conservative school board members in Florida, emails show

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A new office in the Florida Department of Education wants to help conservative school board members across the state, emails show.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism

Froma Harrop: It’s the economy, Joe, and only the economy

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Sun Journal (Maine)

Democrats should not be sinking into the Republicans' culture war traps. Yet they feel obligated to spend so much of their airtime countering transparently dumb talking points, be it on race or on gender.

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Dallas booksellers react to federal lawsuit over new book rating law

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

via Spectrum News (North Carolina)

Books would be rated based on sexual content

Book Bans

Booksellers, authors and publishers sue Texas over ‘unconstitutional’ book-rating law

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via New York Daily News (New York)

If the 'book ban' is enacted, vendors will be forced to follow 'vague labels dictated by the state' to classify the material.

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Without a book-banning scare, bureaucrats would need to get real jobs

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

The Department of Education is gleefully preparing to bring down the hammer on schools where rationality still reigns. Last week, Assistant Secretary Catherine Lhamon of the department's Office of Civil Rights said the office is 'very eager' to cut funds from school districts that create a hostile…

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Publishers, booksellers sue Texas over public school book ban

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

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New app allows you to access books banned in your area: What to know about Banned Book Club

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

The Digital Public Library of America has launched a new program aimed at fighting back against the increasing number of book bans in America.

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Best independent and used bookstores in Phoenix: Where to find your next great read

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via azcentral.com (Arizona)

Here are 10 local favorites on the metro Phoenix bookstore scene, including Changing Hands, Poisoned Pen, Palabras, Grassrootz and Bookmans.

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African American Policy Forum to host 4th Annual Critical Race Theory Summer School

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

via WBRC (Alabama)

Leading scholars and advocates will convene in five-day hybrid event series to discuss the state of racism in America and strategies to promote racial justice in a time of growing censorship and…

Racism, Book Bans