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Outcome. Banning of thousands of books from school libraries in many states. Starting in 2021, there have been a considerable number of books banned or challenged in parts of the United States. Most of the targeted books have to do with race, gender, and sexuality. Unlike most book challenges in the past, whereby parents or other stakeholders ...
Since 2021, the United States has witnessed a surge in calls to ban or challenge books orchestrated largely by conservative groups such as Moms for Liberty and aided by Republican lawmakers.
Book censorship is the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational material on the grounds that it is morally or otherwise objectionable according to the standards applied by the censor. [1] The first instance of book censorship in what is now known as the United States, took place in 1637 in modern-day ...
Daniel Arkin. March 14, 2024 at 12:55 PM. Derek White. The American Library Association announced Thursday that the number of books challenged in libraries across the U.S. spiked 65% in 2023 over ...
Requests to ban books at US public schools and libraries surged to a 21-year record in 2022, according to data from the American Library Association.. Last year, the ALA recorded 1,050 requests to ...
Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.