By Wintre Foxworth Johnson, Brooke Harris Garad, Jennifer D. Turner, and Tiffany D. Meadows Since 2021, there have been nearly 23,000 bans on individual books in libraries and public schools. Many of these bans remove Black and LGBTQIA+ literature from bookshelves. Approximately 44% of the books banned in 2024 and 2025 featured characters of color and 39% featured characters who identify as LGBTQIA+. Targeting books by […]
