Whew! Yesterday was a lovely (tiring) day! Thanks my lovelies for supporting this book that says Black boys can be heroes and that riding dragons is hecka fun.
🎉🙌🏿HAPPY #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉
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Lisa Moore Ramée @Leeseray
Balzer & Bray @BalzerandBray
Congratulations!!!
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#OurStoriesMatter
I’m unhappy at the election results so far but I’m not calling voter fraud. Isn’t that interesting? Because we know 100% if tRUMP was losing that’s ALL we’d be hearing. So it’s fair voting if he wins but election fraud if he loses? Gtfooh.
You know that bear question? Well I have another one for you. If you’re out in the woods would you rather run into an immigrant or a white nationalist? Being an “illegal” immigrant doesn’t mean you’re a rapist, murderer, etc. I’d 100% rather run into an immigrant in the woods.
A pretty good night for me to watch a baseball game. I think the Dodgers realized an old fan was in the house. My very first Dodgers game when I was about 12 they had a walk off grand slam. #WorldSeries
BREAKING: In a terrifying moment, Donald Trump just threatened to take away CBS’ license to report the news. This is exactly what a fascist would do. Retweet to make sure every American sees this and knows how dangerous Trump is
This #BannedBooksWeek, WNDB is supporting a middle school library in northern Virginia that has faced an onslaught of book challenges since 2021.
Can you help us replace their decades-old bookshelves and fill those shelves with diverse books?
💻 https://t.co/9tyLN7tUKR
📣 Join the SPLC in uplifting #BannedBooksWeek! Read with us using @LearnForJustice's book reviews for all ages: https://t.co/MBJh0J7l66
"This Book is Gay" by Juno Dawson and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by @StephenChbosky are two books that celebrate our uniqueness ❤️ 📚.
#BannedBooksWeek launched in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. And it continues. The number of titles targeted surged 65% in 2023 with 47% representing LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC voices. More: https://t.co/epqvO4GGxm
It’s the first day of #BannedBooksWeek! At a time when book bans and challenges at libraries across the U.S. are on the rise, let's come together and protect the #FreedomToRead.
Join us for free events for all ages, exhibitions, book clubs, and more! https://t.co/ghNEEQpWis
10,000 book bans and counting.
In a new Memo on School Book Bans, PEN America reports preliminary findings showing the number of books banned in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year nearly tripled year over year. Learn more at: https://t.co/vS6aXaCY6R #BannedBooksWeek
It's #BannedBooksWeek and here's what you can do to protect inclusive, uncensored education!
🏫 Engage with your local school board & public library board
📢 Advocate for inclusive & culturally responsive education
📚 Educate yourself about restrictive laws in your state
My library provides resources like bus passes, mobile showers, social workers, record sealing programs for the community!! I know it’s #bannedbooksweek but libraries are not just about books anymore!! We really impact peoples lives!! LEADERS OF THE NEW COOL!!
#BannedBooksWeek is here & I think there’s no better person to CELEBRATE THE FREEDOM TO READ with, than our very own champion of kindness & #literacy hero, the wonderful @mychal3ts! ❤️All kids deserve to see themselves in stories!
If you’ve yet to watch my interview with Mychal, click here and dive in➡️ https://t.co/mfwvgHXYBq
#reading #librarians #teachers #kindness #mychalthreets #readdiverse #freadom
#BannedBooksWeek kicks off today! Let’s stand together to champion our right to read and be #FreedBetweenTheLines. Find graphics to help spread the word and ways to get involved: https://t.co/os7rLkrliT
2024 preliminary book challenge data will be released on Monday.