https://bbc.com/news/articles/cpvl1p11gk3o

Reading that an English school dropped "The Hate U Give" from a reading list because of one complaint from a parent made me both sad and angry; sad, because of the importation of US conservative culture war tactics, and angry, because the school folded so easily.

Nevertheless, I also felt unhappy about the school's choice of book in the first place. Of course children in the 95 % "white British" town of Weymouth need to read about race and racism, but can't the school find something by a Black British author?

Without denying the global importance of African American culture, can we not also recognize that Black writing and culture in general is not just that of Black people in the USA?

#UKEducation #BudmouthAcademy #TheHateUGive #BlackCulture #AfricanDiaspora

Budmouth Academy removes 'The Hate U Give' from Year 10 list; hundreds petition for reinstatement

A dispute has arisen at Budmouth Academy in Weymouth, Dorset, after the school decided to remove the award-winning novel *The Hate U Give* by Angie Thomas from its Year 10 reading list. The action followed a single complaint from a parent, James Farquharson, a former Conservative councillor, who obj... [More info]

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀: 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 -

Here are the best fiction books I read through 2024. Full reviews at waywordsstudio. com.

https://buff.ly/4iDS04i

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #bestof2024 #readreadread #bookreviews2024 #fiction #alanmoore #jerusalem #maryshelley #frankenstein #tonyburgess #iralevin #rosemarysbaby #riverofink #aleksandarhemon #thelazarusproject #thefuture #angiethomas #thehateugive #samuelrdelany #babel17 #tombofsand #martinmacinnes #inascension

I’m now halfway through Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. They have more similarities than you might expect.

#Bookstodon #PrideAndPrejudice #TheHateUGive

The Hate U Give (2018)

https://bark.video/videos/watch/67f6a16a-1035-46fe-b898-b101dd86f233

I'm reading a banned book. It is good. I'm half-way through it. https://bannedbooksweek.org/banned-spotlight-the-hate-u-give/

#race #blm #blacklivesmatter #bannedbook #freedom #firstamendment #thehateugive #free #book