Analyzing Children’s Books To Root Out Racism
The exposure of children’s books in which racism and other forms of hate are common can lead to indifference or prejudice.
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Black No More: The Science Fiction Hot Take on Racism
What is unexpected about this story is that it was not written in the 21st century’s age of wonderful The Onion satire, but it was actually written in 1931.
James Baldwin: 5 Must-Read Pieces
Baldwin has dozens of pieces including essays, novels, short stories, plays, poems, etc.. There is a piece for every type of reader! So where should you start?
Between the World and Me: 10 Quotes From an Honest Conversation About Racism
Although an individual perspective of systemic racism often gets lost in abstractions, Between the World and Me tells Coates’ experience with systemic racism.
10 Most Challenged Books of 2020
Every year, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom releases a list of the top ten most banned or challenged books of the year. They take surveys and reports from libraries, schools, and independent media; and even then, they reported that “82-97% of book challenges remain unreported and receive no media.” That being said, of the 273 books the ALA saw mentioned as being challenged, these are those that were the most recurrent. George by Alex Gino George focuses on a young, born male, child who knows deep down she is a girl. When the class puts on Charlotte’s Web, George …