block representatives adam schiff to eric swalwell from returning to their post on the house intelligence committee. schiff and swalwell are outspoken californian democrats who previously served as impeachment managers during the impeachment of donald trump. republicans also sought retribution against ilhan omen, the congresswoman, saying remarks she said in the past which he publicly apologized in 2019. two congressional terms ago. this is the first time republicans have been back in power in the house. on thursday, all but one republican members voted to remove omar from her seat on the foreign affairs committee. that s not even a half of it. in addition to keeping members of committees, republicans created the so-called select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government. which will be shared by ohio representative jim jordan. jordan has repeatedly compared his subcommittee to the church committee. one of the most respected and effective channels in congress
patriotic book, just like the 16 19 book is unintentionally patriotic. because what it argues, despite what critics say, is that black people have lived in this country despite everything that this country is done to black people, they ve loved, and they fought to make it a country of our highest ideals. so many of our members of the book level of literature in great writing. you use a lot of literature and poetry in the book, one of the first poems is white line by claudia rankin. i ll read the first line. even don begins before his first, beginning is still in let s agree, a long way, a long way from the kingdom of and john, go to english ships, pirate the third, the portugal s and split up. its human cargo. tell me about the choice to include this and other poems. this is actually one of the saddest things about the 1619 project book bans, these are essays that are written by some of the most prominent historians in america, from
it s been exactly one year since our first ever meeting of the velshi banned book club, a year of literary analysis. and a deeper understanding of the power that these banned books have. especially for readers in middle and high school, readers whose libraries an english curriculum have become an ideological battleground. but as we discussed over this last, year these books can change in life, these books can affect truly change a life. this constellation of books that are under attack right now, when we keep them away from our children, we are withholding wisdom from our kids. we are making life harder for our children, and we are damaging our nation. i grew up sort of hearing about, you know, lgbtq books
this isn t something that s going away, it s actually getting worse. curriculum in book banning aren t just yelled into a microphone into a school, moving there in political speeches. who are vying for the white house. in the past year the stakes have risen, it s the next generation that s gonna pay the price for this. they re gonna be left without a safe way to understand themselves in the world around them, and they won t have melinda from the book speak to lead them through the searing pain of sexual assault, or daunte from aristotle and daunte, to discover the secrets of the universe, to join them with an all encompassing first love. or nikole hannah-jones, work the 16 19 project, to explore african american history, american history, and the legacy of straw slavery in this country. one year ago our thesis was that censorship is never okay, and that remains true. but today, after speaking with so many authors, and reading so many of these targeted books, the velshi banned book club