Are schools ‘soft censoring’ books out of fear?
Out of 4,218 unique book titles banned in the 2023-24 school year, around 36% featured characters of color, according to PEN ...
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Political cultural shifts are harming our youth
Assitant Opinion Editor Taylor Powers beleives recent executive orders and political shifts are trying to fundamentally ...
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‘Reshaping American public education’: New study finds book bans are increasing at an alarming rate
A new study by PEN America, which protects freedom of expression and champions authors in the United States and worldwide, ...
21 banned books to read to honor Black history all year
The first known banned book was Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan," a book published in 1637 that was banned by the Puritan ...
More than Half the Books Banned Last Year Have This in Common
Is it 2025 or 1984? In an era that’s eerily similar to George Orwell’s dystopia, more than 4,200 books were banned during the ...
‘There is a bigger message’: Trump to sign executive order making English official language of U.S.
This executive order from President Donald Trump is quickly getting attention because it is focused on communication across ...
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Watch A Powerful Mountain Lion Effortlessly Clear A 6-Foot Fence And Invade A Family’s Yard
Mountain lions can easily jump 6' fences. Watch as this mountain lion makes the leap into a homeowner's backyard.
Trump Administration Bans Actress Julianne Moore's Book From Schools
A children's book by Hollywood actress and author Julianne Moore is being reprinted following a surge in demand after it was ...
Message in a bottle: Florida student's class project found 16 years later in West Indies
Port Salerno Elementary volunteers and fifth-grade teacher coordinated the project, not expecting a bottle to be found 16 ...
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Florida Lawmakers Crack Down on Reading as Book Bans Broaden
Share articleFollowing the 2023-24 school year, Florida recorded the highest number of banned books in the country, banning 4 ...
The New Yorker and the many stories about Alabama it has covered over the last 100 years
The New Yorker, which began in 1925 as a way to chronicle life in New York City from the corner of art and culture, ...
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Message in a bottle: Florida student's class project found 16 years later in West Indies
They wrote in pencil — a science lesson — since ink from a pen would wash out in water ... between the coast of north Africa and South America. The second bottle's message was illegible ...