The Latest Breaking News from George M Johnson

‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US

Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think

The Guardian - US · May 9

New report shows it’s largely officials and organizations demanding books be banned - not parents

Only 16 percent of book challenges came from parents themselves

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Author Khaled Hosseini on book bans in the US: ‘It betrays students’

Hosseini’s The Kite Runner has joined a growing list of titles ‘under review’ or challenged by school boards, with nearly 5,894 books banned from July 2021 to June 2023

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2024

Editorial: Crusade to ban books in school libraries is as absurd as it is doomed

Conservative culture warriors have declared a new front in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Author George M. Johnson: We must ensure access to those who need these stories most

All Boys Aren't Blue, a memoir for teens and young adults about growing up Black and queer, appeared on many "best books" lists when published in 2020. It's being challenged in some U.S. counties.

WEKU · Jan 11, 2023

Their book is banned from dozens of districts, but has helped countless young readers

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson spoke with Morning Edition about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

WEKU · Oct 25, 2022

LZ Granderson: Keep saying ‘gay,’ despite new legislation. Kids need to hear it

I first learned of ballroom from the documentary "Paris Is Burning." I was in my senior year of high school. Already closeted and afraid, and then the first guy I dated outed me to one of my teachers. Thankfully she handled the situation with humanity, but his betrayal did little…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2022