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Trump says Smithsonian museums only cover ‘how bad Slavery was’ in US

US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities.

Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2025

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025

Protests held worldwide over Israel’s murder of Al Jazeera Gaza journalists

Global protests target Israel and media outlets who have ‘made excuses’ after killing of four Al Jazeera staff in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025

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‘Accelerated censorship’: advocates criticize US supreme court ruling on LGBTQ+ books

Opponents say the decision allowing parents to let their kids opt out of lessons featuring LGBTQ+ themes will hurt the US education system

The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2025

What to know about the US Supreme Court's ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ books

The Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ storybooks

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025

Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books

The Supreme Court has ruled that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

PEN America ‘gravely concerned’ by deportation of Australian writer critical of Trump administration

US administration describes suggestion Alistair Kitchen was targeted because of his political beliefs as ‘unequivocally false’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025

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Literary world gathers for PEN America dinner-gala hosted by Amber Ruffin

Hundreds of writers, editors and publishers are to gather Thursday night for PEN America’s annual gala, hosted by Amber Ruffin and featuring a tribute to actor-publisher Sarah Jessica Parker

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

China jails most writers in the world for sixth year in a row

Iran named as one of the worst offenders for jailing mostly women writers protesting against suppression

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

Supreme Court to intervene as parents remove children from school over LGBTQ books

A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025

Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.

Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 5, 2025

Macron says French-Algerian author under ‘arbitrary detention’ in Algeria

French president voices concern for health of Boualem Sansal, who is on hunger strike over his imprisonment

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025

Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ people, report finds

Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit

The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2025

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The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025

Julianne Moore’s children’s book about redheads is under ‘review’. What’s happening with US book bans under Trump?

Actor Julianne Moore’s picture book, Freckleface Strawberry, was recently removed for “compliance review” from schools serving the families of US military and civilian defence personnel.

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

Julianne Moore in ‘great shock’ after her book is ‘banned by Trump administration’

Books is reportedly under review to ensure it is not ‘potentially related to gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology topics’

The Guardian - US · Dec 5, 2024

Trump promises a crackdown on diversity initiatives. Fearful institutions are dialing them back already

As the president-elect and his allies plan a multi-pronged attack on DEI policies, companies and campuses are complying with threats even though they don’t have to

Latin Times · Nov 29, 2024

Florida Responsible for Nearly Half of All School Book Bans in US as Total Number Hits Staggering New High

Over the last year, Florida was found to be responsible for nearly half of the entire country's book bans as the number of banned books reaches a new high.

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The Texas Tribune · Nov 19, 2024

UNT faculty slam university for removing references to race and equity in course names

Professors and instructors say the university is preemptively censoring itself after administrators removed references to race and equity in dozens of College of Education course titles and descriptions.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024

Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

The Conversation · Nov 12, 2024

Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color

Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color – especially women of color – according to a peer-reviewed study we published. They also tended to feature characters of color.

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024

Texas county condemned for recategorizing book on colonization as fiction

’To claim this book is fiction dismisses our perspective and history,’ one advocate said

International Business Times · Oct 21, 2024

Texas Reclassifying Book On Colonization As Fiction: 'Threat To The Freedom To Read'

The controversy centers on Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs, which presents the colonization of New England from the perspective of Native Americans.

The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2024

Texas condemned for placing book on colonization in library’s fiction section

Outcry in Montgomery county as Linda Coombs’ book on European colonization of Native American land reclassified

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