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  • 1.  Join Us Tonight for Ideas and Action, A Banned Books Week Event with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, and more

    Posted Sep 29, 2021 12:54 PM
    Edited by Deborah Caldwell-Stone Sep 29, 2021 12:56 PM
    One World Banned Books Invitation
    You're invited to join One World Lit and the American Library Association on Wednesday, September 29 at 8:00 PM ET/ 7:00 PM Central on Zoom for a special Ideas & Action virtual event where we investigate-and celebrate-Banned Books Week, the freedom of ideas, and the necessity and power of even the most discomforting truths. Featuring authors who have faced censorship directly, including Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me), Nikole Hannah-Jones (The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story), Ibram X. Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist), and Bryan Stevenson (Just Mercy)-as well as authors who have joined the fight against censorship, including Cathy Park Hong (Minor Feelings), Heather McGhee (The Sum of Us), Adam Serwer (The Cruelty is the Point), and more-in a mix of live and recorded video appearances that reflect on the question, "What do you wish you had learned in school, but didn't?" Attendees will also hear from Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, about legal challenges to important books and why certain books tend to stir up conversation about free speech and censorship-when we should really be discussing their groundbreaking ideas. Rashad Robinson, president of Color Of Change (and author of the forthcoming From Presence to Power) will share additional remarks.

    Use this Link to Register for this Event







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    Deborah Caldwell-Stone
    Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    American Library Association
    dstone@ala.org
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  • 2.  RE: Join Us Tonight for Ideas and Action, A Banned Books Week Event with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, and more

    Posted Sep 30, 2021 08:14 AM
    Edited by Gabriel Lopez Sep 30, 2021 08:14 AM
    Is there access to a recording of this panel? I saw the notice to late to register.

    Thank you!
    Gabe
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    Gabriel Lopez
    Student
    University of North Texas SLIS
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  • 3.  RE: Join Us Tonight for Ideas and Action, A Banned Books Week Event with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, and more

    Posted Sep 30, 2021 10:17 AM
    Hello, Gabe - the event was recorded and is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Btkj4LKD2rs

    We understand that the event was oversubscribed and that there was some difficulty in signing into the Zoom event.  We apologize to everyone who had tech difficulties and hope that you will enjoy the recording.

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    Deborah Caldwell-Stone
    Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    American Library Association
    dstone@ala.org
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  • 4.  RE: Join Us Tonight for Ideas and Action, A Banned Books Week Event with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, and more

    Posted Sep 30, 2021 12:47 PM
    Thank you, Deborah! I look forward to watching this!

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    Gabriel Lopez
    Student
    University of North Texas SLIS
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  • 5.  RE: Join Us Tonight for Ideas and Action, A Banned Books Week Event with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, and more

    Posted Oct 01, 2021 06:30 AM
    Same! I saw it after it ended! 

    Thanks for the link to the recording!

    Liz 



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