Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes #KellyJensen. She’s a passionate advocate for intellectual freedom, democracy, and the right to read. As an editor at #BookRiot and a former #librarian, Kelly has been at the forefront of the fight against #bookBans and #censorship. Also Paul speaks to Rev. Amos Brown, the longtime president of the NAACP of San Francisco and a lifelong civil rights leader. #Libraries #DEI #Museums https://stateofbelief.com/2025/may-10-2025-book-bans-vs-the-right-to-read-kelly-jensen-and-rev-amos-brown/
Book Bans vs. the Right to Read: Kelly Jensen and Rev. Amos Brown

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Book Riot editor and "Literary Activism" newsletter writer Kelly Jensen. Later Rev. Amos Brown talks about the Smithsonian Institution trying to return Black history artifacts he had supplied in 2016.

State of Belief - Where Religion and Democracy Meet

Via BookRiot, by #KellyJensen:

Save public #Libraries and schools by voting down-ballot --this piece includes a good breakdown on what you need to do to vote responsibly in every race:

https://bookriot.com/save-public-libraries-and-schools-by-voting-down-ballot/

If you need more help with local candidates, check out this two resources:

https://bluevoterguide.org/

and/or

https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/your-guide-to-the-elections-in-november-2024/

#USPolitics #2024Election #Vote

Save Public Libraries and Schools By Voting Down-Ballot: Book Censorship News, October 25, 2024

One of the most crucial things you can do to save democratic institutions is to vote for board seats and other down-ballot initiatives.

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@romancelandia @bookstodon

After reading "Authors discover book bans, four years later" by #KellyJensen over at #BookRiot, (here: https://bookriot.com/stephen-king-and-book-bans/), on #StephenKing's shock and surprise that *his* books are being banned in Florida. #PatriciaCornwell is also shocked. Indeed, how dare they!

I can't resist the impulse to post my very own hot take--from November 2023.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2023/11/11/the-white-privilege-of-stephen-king/

#BookBans #Libraries #LiteraryActivism

Authors Discover Book Bans Four Years Later: Book Censorship News, September 6, 2024

Stephen King and Patricia Cornwell could mobilize their 8+ million followers against book bans, but they're not.

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It's Still Censorship, Even If It's Not a Book Ban: Book Censorship News, August 30, 2024

The four Rs of book censorship are still censorship, even if some feel like a compromise to outright banning books.

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@romancelandia @bookstodon

Hat tip to Reader Advisory For All's antiracist advocate Becky Spratford: read the executive summary from the Knight Foundation and Langer Research Associates survey on the U.S. public about #BookBans in school#Llibraries, and how that extrapolates to public libraries:
https://raforall.blogspot.com/2024/08/survey-results-americans-views-on-book.html

You can read Literary Activism's #KellyJensen's take via #BookRiot here:
https://bookriot.com/most-americans-oppose-school-book-bans-and-restrictions-new-research-supports-freedom-to-read/

Survey Results: Americans' Views on Book Restrictions in US Public Schools

Click here to download the full report for free The Knight Foundation in partnership with Langer Research Associates has released their full...

#bookriot's #kellyjensen reports on #censorship. In her latest:

"...none of this is limited to “bad” or “red” states. Bad actors aren’t just in states that folks like to malign; they’re even in “good” states where there are new laws protecting libraries from book bans or where library workers have been preparing for these possibilities. The belief that we should only care about “good” states plays right into the very systems that the christian nationalist book censors create."