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Jun 2023
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Banned Book Authors - Amanda Gorman, Jer...

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Amanda Gorman discusses reading her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inauguration. Jerry Craft discusses the irony of having an award-winning book banned for critical race theory, and the importance of creating books that inspire kids to feel represented and have hope. And Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone discuss their collaboration on "How to Be a (Young) Antiracist," a book that gives young people the tools to change the world.

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