Don t be a silly goose: Nobody s banning Dr. Seuss Algernon D Ammassa, Las Cruces Sun-News
6 Seuss books won t be published for racist images
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Occasionally the elected leadership of our republic draws from literature, ushering citizens across thresholds of crisis and opportunity with maxims and metaphors that edify and inspire.
A beautiful example came from Sen. Bobby Kennedy in 1968, speaking off the cuff moments after he learned that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, effortlessly recalling a passage from Aeschylus about grief, wisdom and faith.
By contrast, U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy published a video of himself reading “Green Eggs and Ham” on Friday, offering a clear message to a country in its second year of lethal pandemic and economic recession: “I still like Dr. Seuss.”
Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that it will no longer publish six books because of their racist and insensitive imagery. Juanita Giles, director of the Virginia Children s Book Festival, discusses diversifying children s literature. Also, University of Arkansas students Anna Cook and Elizabeth Kimbrell are in different political parties but they re best friends. They talk about what kind of politics they envision for the future. That and more, in hour two of
Here & Now s March 2, 2021, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org and follow us on Twitter, Instagram or join the conversation on Facebook.
This program aired on March 2, 2021.
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Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that it will no longer publish multiple Dr. Seuss books, including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo."
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