*Angie Thomas, author of the acclaimed young adult novel ”The Hate U Give,” recently teamed with The Decameron Project, an initiative founded by students, for students to connect through storytelling ...
Black History Month is a time of celebration, when we honor the amazing people of the Black community that have shaped our history, inspired our culture, and fought for many of the civil rights we now ...
The final episode in our Back to School series focuses on two contemporary books that tell stories about gun violence. First, Jason Reynolds’ 2017 novel in verse Long Way Down centers on a moment of ...
In July 2013, organizers Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Opal Tometi, moved by the acquittal of the neighborhood vigilante who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, created a hashtag that spawned ...
From award-winning books like The Color Purple and The Hate You Give being banned from libraries and academic curricula, to a number of bills being introduced to censor educational discussion about ...
FILE - Angie Thomas attends the premiere for "On The Come Up" on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. 8, 2022, in Toronto. The best-selling ...
MANCHESTER, MI – Some Manchester parents have raised concerns over the planned use of the sometimes controversial young adult novel “The Hate U Give” in an eighth-grade class next spring because of ...
In 2021, debates against the academic framework of critical race theory opened the door for a series of book bans. Award-winning literature like "The 1619 Project" and "The Hate You Give" have been ...
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - The Ypsilanti District Library has compiled a list of the most popular items requested in 2024, including fiction, nonfiction, young adult series, children’s books and movies.