2) In a world where #AmandaGorman’s #TheHillWeClimb is banned, it’s no surprise that the #Bible gets targeted too.

#BookBans

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1179906120/utah-bible-book-challenge

"Gorman’s poem was removed from the elementary school section of the library...

this came in response to an objection from ONE parent...

What message does it send that a school went along with the idea that the poem read by the young Black poet at Biden’s inauguration is inappropriate for children, on grounds that it constitutes hate and indoctrination?" [which it does NOT]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/26/desantis-amanda-gorman-poem-book-bans/

#Florida #DeSantis #Racism #BookBans #BannedBooks #AmandaGorman #Poetry #USA #News

When it comes to Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, police violence and censorship aren't necessary evils for a safe society. In reality, they are stops along the way to the eventual eradication of black identity and black bodies. This is not a drill.

#amandagorman #georgefloyd #gunreformnow #guncontrolnow #desantis #rondesantis #trump #donaldtrump #blacklivesmatter #blm #blmmovement #politics #uspol #uspoli #uspolitics #news

Scared of a poem? Summer is about here, but all anyone can see are the snowflakes. #rondesantis #desantis #desantisdestroysflorida #amandagorman #fascism #gop #gqp #republicans #news #currentevents #politics #uspol #uspoli #uspolitics

A quoi ressemblait le poème de #AmandaGorman qui a été bani par un conseil scolaire de la Floride ? Notons que la qualité de l'oeuvre avait mérité un prix à son autrice. Voici la vidéo de la prestation et sa transcription -> https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/amanda-gorman-inaugural-poem-transcript/index.html

Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb'
#AmandaGorman

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=LZ055ilIiN4

Amazing: The Florida mom who sought to ban Amanda Gorman’s poem says she’s sorry for promoting the Protocols of the Elders of Zion https://www.jta.org/2023/05/24/united-states/the-florida-mom-who-got-amanda-gormans-poem-restricted-says-shes-sorry-for-promoting-the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion #bookbans #miami #florida #rightwing #amandagorman

These are the people who are banning books.
Amazing. And unacceptable!

Make Florida mom, racist, book banner, and beer guzzler Daily Salinas great again.
#AmandaGorman #DailySalinas #MomsForFascism #Florida #GOP #ProudBoys #Racism #Fascism

But back to the #BookBans. The #Florida mother who wanted #AmandaGorman’s poem banned told JTA the following:

Asked why she wanted the #books removed in the first place, Salinas said she had just been expressing her “opinion” that they did not “support the curriculum” but declined to elaborate.

She said she had only read parts of the books. “They have to read for me because I’m not an expert,” she said. “I’m not a reader. I’m not a book person. I’m a mom involved in my children’s #education.”

The #Florida mom who sought to ban #AmandaGorman’s poem says she’s sorry for promoting #antisemitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Salinas confirmed that the post about the “Protocols” was hers and apologized for it, saying she hadn’t read it beyond the word “#communism.” “I see the word ‘communism,’ and I think it’s something about communism,” she said. “I didn’t read the words.”
She said she is #Christian and added, “We are super protective of the #Jewish people.” https://www.jta.org/2023/05/24/united-states/the-florida-mom-who-got-amanda-gormans-poem-restricted-says-shes-sorry-for-promoting-the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion

The Hill We Climb's words
Moved to library section
Stronger than complaint

#amandagorman #inaugurationpoem #thehillweclimb #haiku #poetry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65678970

Beautiful words of inspiration, hope and courage, #AmandaGorman spoke during the inauguration of president Joe Biden. That's why everyone should read and/or listen to 'The Hill We Climb'. Also in #Florida.
#spokenword #poetry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdKdyemxbew

http://contentmanager.med.uvm.edu/docs/the_hill_we_climb/vccyf-documents/the_hill_we_climb.pdf?sfvrsn=44a33335_2

Beautiful words of inspiration, hope and courage, #AmandaGorman spoke during the inauguration of president Joe Biden. That's why everyone should read and/or listen to 'The Hill We Climb'. Also in #Florida.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdKdyemxbew

http://contentmanager.med.uvm.edu/docs/the_hill_we_climb/vccyf-documents/the_hill_we_climb.pdf?sfvrsn=44a33335_2

Controversy after book restricted after just one parent complaint :

Poet Amanda Gorman vowed to fight back after a school placed age restrictions on her poem

#AmandaGorman #book #Censorship #JoeBiden #MiamiHerald #MiamiLakes #MiamiDadePublicSchools #TheHillWeClimb #WhiteHouse

https://kbindependent.org/2023/05/24/controversy-after-book-restricted-after-just-one-parent-complaint/

"...being American is more than a pride we inherit,
it's the path we step into and how we repair it."

Any mind that finds this poem dangerous, is an evil mind.
#AmandaGorman #TheHillWeClimb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz4YuEvJ3y4

Reading #bannedbooks is good. Buying them is better! 😇

If you'd like to help #AmandaGorman please don't simply read her poem or share it. Buy her book! It's very inexpensive, as far as books go. And purchasing it helps her and her publisher to keep the book in circulation.

(this is not an affiliate link. It's just a link to her book on Amazon for your convenience)

https://a.co/d/iIMQqMc

@realTuckFrumper https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-mom-behind-amanda-gorman-book-ban-has-proud-boy-links #dailysalinas #proudboys #AmandaGorman

The #Florida parent behind the ban of #AmandaGorman ’s poetry book ban has ties to the #ProudBoys and the ultraconservative #MomsForLiberty

https://www.rawstory.com/amanda-gorman-ban/

Banned by Miami/Dade School District on the basis of one parent complaint. The complaint lists it as a book by Oprah Winfrey.
Evidently, no one read it or reviewed it prior to banning it. I am so furious about this crap. They also, along with many pieces of Black literature, banned Beloved by Toni Morrison and To Langston With Love by Tony Medina.
This is what white supremacist erasure of Black culture looks like in Fascist America.
#DeSantisDestroysFL
#AmandaGorman #DeSantisADangerToTheUSA

Amanda Gorman Responds to Florida Parent's Attempt to Ban her Inaugural Poem https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/24/amanda-gorman-responds-to-florida-parents-attempt-to-ban-her-inaugural-poem/ #AmandaGorman #Gorman #poem #TheHillWeClimb #Florida #DailySalinas #MiamiDade #DeSantis #politicaliq #news #politics