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Sep 2024
53m 57s

The Right to Read and Fighting Book Bans...

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About this episode

In honor of Banned Books Week, Stacey is joined by two guests: Her mom and former librarian, Reverend Carolyn Abrams, and actor, director, and literacy advocate, LeVar Burton. The trio discuss the transformative power of story and strategies to combat book banning.

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

 

Learn More: 
Banned Books Week: https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/
https://twitter.com/BannedBooksWeek
https://www.instagram.com/banned_books_week/
https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/

American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Banned Books Report: https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport/report

American Library Association Dear Banned Author Campaign:
https://www.ala.org/bbooks/dear-banned-author

Stacey Speaks Up: https://bookshop.org/p/books/stacey-speaks-up-stacey-abrams/21172602

LeVar Burton Reads: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levar-burton-reads/id1244649384

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