https://yewtu.be/watch?v=aX7UEOKzyNE

#VelshiBannedBookClub
IKnowWhyTheCagedBirdSings by #MayaAngelou

#VelshiBannedBookClub: ‘#LawnBoy’ by #JonathanEvison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1lxfYjRUo

#StopBanningBooks #books

This week’s #VelshiBannedBookClub feature explores the complexities of marriage, love & power, and highlights the importance of perspective. “Every story has 100 different ways to tell it,” says @legroff, author of “Fates and Furies". https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-velshibannedbookclub-lauren-groff-on-fates-and-furies-171818053574

Librarians in Texas have unwittingly become the first line of defense in the battle over access to banned books. “We have to protect our libraries and librarians,“ says Shirley Robinson, Executive Director of the Texas Library Association. “One of the last free spaces.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #velshi https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-velshibannedbookclub-texas-libraries-171083845623

Books can show us “that there isn’t a right or wrong way to be,” says author Julia Alvarez.
#HowTheGarcíaGirlsLostTheirAccents is a story of identity and “the nuance in what it means to be an immigrant” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi http://ow.ly/oFjT50NEHBM

“Every human being is just as important as any other,” 100-year-old #VelshiBannedBookClub member Grace Linn can teach us all a thing or two. Since WWII, she’s been in the fight for democracy and access to all books. #VelshiBannedBookClub http://ow.ly/7at450NrZyz

#VelshiBannedBookClub: Meg Cabot’s ‘Ready or Not’ - Invidious

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=ir2FyaT3p2M

Every Meg Cabot book has a message – a “spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down,” if you will. In #ReadyOrNot, the message is clear: women have the freedom to choose what sex looks like for them. #VelshiBannedBookClub http://ow.ly/nk4u50Ng09C

#VelshiBannedBookClub: '#GreyBees' by #AndreyKurkov - Invidious

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=GgIJoRMsgPs

We lean into #Ukraine with celebrated author Andrey Kurkov. His satirical novel #GreyBees takes a close look at what identity, home, community, and culture look like when the sounds of war fade into the background and life must go on. #VelshiBannedBookClub http://ow.ly/nl7P50N2NyO

#Winterkill by Marsha Skrypuch looks to history to explain today’s War in Ukraine. It celebrates Ukrainian identity and will for survival despite Stalin’s desire to destroy it. #VelshiBannedBookClub https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-velshibannedbookclub-feature-winterkill-by-marsha-skrypuch-163625541680

For our 1st year anniversary, #VelshiBannedBookClub revisits the #1619Project, the work that started it all. “The books that have stuck with me most in my life are the ones that have unsettled me,” says @nhannahjones. #velshi #1619Hulu http://ow.ly/O7n350MJMfX

It’s been exactly one year since our first-ever meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub!

A year of literary analysis, conversations with authors, and a deeper understanding of the power of story. Books can change a life, or even save a life. 📚💥 #velshi
http://ow.ly/M3LH50MJMcJ

The struggle within the #LGBTQ+ community “has turned from an internal to an external one” says author David Levithan. Luckily, this generation has #books like #TwoBoysKissing to get them through. #VelshiBannedBookClub http://ow.ly/mv8850MCKvC

#VelshiBannedBookClub:
#GraceLin’s '#ABigMooncakeForALittleStar' - Invidious

#STOPtheseFUCKINGBookBans!!!!

https://iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=rMC06wdn3yg

Children of all backgrounds, cultures, and heritages can enjoy Grace Lin’s #ABigMooncakeforLittleStar. “We each have our story and we need to appreciate each other’s stories.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi http://ow.ly/c2en50MwYlT

#VelshiBannedBookClub: Featuring 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' by #
#ZoraNealeHurston - Invidious

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=6aFOFgwl2S4

 #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod is a love story, a coming-of-age exploration, and a feminist commentary. Decades after its publication, it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves — including from Dr. Ibram X. Kendi &  Dr. Imani Perry. #VelshiBannedBookClub https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-velshibannedbookclub-featuring-their-eyes-were-watching-god-by-zora-neale-hurston-159923269823

“It shouldn’t matter that it may never actually touch your doorstep for you to be concerned about the welfare of your brothers and sisters of color." Authors @jasonreynolds83 & @KielyBrendan discuss their book “All American Boys” on #VelshiBannedBookClub http://ow.ly/SE4C50MkPMC

#VelshiBannedBookClub: Schools Are Being Turned Into Battlegrounds - Invidious

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=EGN2DwyrxhQ

#books #banned