'This recent book ban follows a ceaseless trend of banning Black literature, despite educators pushing for more diverse texts in classrooms,' writes stephrlong.
While parents and school boards may think they're doing their students a favor, they’re ultimately“My one book is not what is going to harm your child. It is the fact that you are not allowing them to understand the world that they live in that is ultimately going to harm your child,”
. “At the end of the day, they do not have the right to deny me my truth; they don't have the right to deny anyone their true story. And there will be more books like [Why Is This Renowned Black, Queer Book Being Banned?
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