First it was CRT, then math books, now libraries. Terrible.
It was always clear this is where we were heading. Should people who down-played the CRT propaganda campaign, or claimed anti-history laws were ok because they only targeted schools not libraries, or who said the laws weren't actually books bans, be worried now? https://t.co/Twn7oIe5JK
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) April 18, 2022
Media must stop using lazy language such as “culture wars” to describe what is happening. The subhead is the real headline: “Conservatives are teaming up with politicians to remove books and gut library boards and censorship protections.”
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) April 17, 2022
https://t.co/EqqSwLjahP
Banning books won't keep us from learning.
— ACLU (@ACLU) April 18, 2022
Across the country, students are starting banned book clubs to discuss books that have been challenged in public schools and libraries.https://t.co/gWlGgGi8jE
Florida bans math textbooks and Republicans in Texas threaten to shut down the library. Republicans are revealing how they don’t care about “protecting” children — it’s an all out war on education. https://t.co/Fw7avmuzsF
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) April 18, 2022
More than a thousand book titles, most addressing racism and LGBTQ issues, have been banned from U.S. classrooms and school libraries in the last nine months. https://t.co/lZKxmm3zpR
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 9, 2022
Sad! 