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In this episode of Pouring Over Books, LaShawn talks about the scary trend of book banning in American schools. She discussed how this affects students and points out the importance of seeing yourself in books.

LaShawn dives deep into books by Black women that have been banned, like Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and more. She stresses how important it is for communities to fight against censorship and support the right to read diverse stories.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Book Bans in America
06:05 Highlighting Banned Books by Black Women
11:49 Exploring Specific Banned Books
17:15 The Importance of Representation in Literature
22:48 Personal Reflections and Current Interests



Books Discussed

The Bluest Eye By Toni Morrison

Monday's Not Coming By Tiffany D Jackson

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou

Hood Feminism By Mikki Kendall

A Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansbury

Other links for reference

20 Banned Books by Black Women

Banned and Challenged Books from the American Library Association

United Against Book Bans Dot Org

Show notes can be found here at Pouring Over Books

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