Getting a hand on the books, and unfortunately, we re seeing the bands intensify and be enabled by things like desantis s legislation. even though it s not supposed to apply to libraries. which should have even broader discretion for young people to read what they want. i hope that these interviews, this interview, and the ones i do with you last year, become archived somewhere and our antiques that we all look back and say, what was this band book nonsense? but for the moment, we re in, and i appreciate both being in it. it s going to see about again, thank you for being with me, george m. johnson is the author of all boys aren t blue, and ashley hope perez is the author of out of darkness. that does it for me, thank you for watching, we ll be back here tomorrow morning, 10 am, to noon eastern, do not forget velshi is available as a podcast, subscribe and listen for free, wherever you get your podcast, it s not the same as the tv, show in the podcast i wear that vest. stay where we
Metaphors, seeing yourself in the protagonists. is a form of resistance. now, we re seeing a new form of resistance. against florida s literary censorship. the publishing giant, penguin random house, free speech organization pin america, some american parents including johnson and perez came together this week and filed a federal lawsuit against florida s escambia county school district courts book bans. alleging that the district and its school board violated the first amendment, by removing these books from shelves. the lawsuit asserts, in part, quote, ensuring that students have access to books on a wide range of topics and expressing a diversity of viewpoints supports a core function of public education, for preparing students to be thoughtful and engaged citizens. in contravention of these basic principles, the lawsuit alleges, escambia county has set up to exclude certain ideas from their school libraries, by removing or restricting books, some of which have been on the shelves
Right after the break, i m joined by two of the authors, to look at these crucial, books returned to library shelves, for soonest have rightful access, all boys are blue, author george m. johnson, out of darkness author ashley ho perez, do not miss this conversation. online. so you can get back to your monster to-do list. really? get a quote at progressivecommercial.com. at t-mobile, your business will save over $1000 bucks. what are you going to do with it? i could use a new sign. with t-mobile for business, save more than $1000 bucks versus verizon. and get the new samsung galaxy s23 plus free with no trade-in required. [ ] free with no if you have diabetes, it s important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control®. it s clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and support muscle health. try boost® today. meet the outdoorsies. wayfair s outdoor deal experts.
Been a little while since we featured those two books on the velshi banned book club, so i will remind you, all boys aren t blue, is a more comprised of a series of personal essays following johnson s life from childhood to adulthood. both a celebration and a hard look at the realities of what it means to be black and queer in america. out of darkness is fiction, with an historical backdrop. a story of first love between a black boy in a mexican american girl. out of darkness explores scenes of family dynamics, racism, abuse and sexual assault. the books are very different. riding styles, authors, genres. yet, both books grapple with the shattering realities of sexual assault, the searing pain of racism, the complicated feelings of discovering who you love, targeted again and again and again for their equally stark looks at these painfully real topics. our model here at the velshi banned book club s reading as resistance. opening the pages of johnson and perez his books, studying the w
Involved in the suit. you will definitely recognize. them george m. johnson, author of all boys aren t blue. and ashley perez, author of out of darkness. we feature both of them on the velshi banned book club. calls to get rid of their books have only intensified since then. johnson sums up why. it s simple, my book tells the truth. my book tells the truth about the black experience. it tells the truth about the queer experience and it tells the truth about the black spirit queer experience. spirit queer experience. i love what i m seeing here. that s some well-coached chicken. you done, peyton? the subway series just keeps gettin better. one prilosec otc each morning blocks heartburn all day and all night. prilosec otc reduces excess acid for 24 hours, blocking heartburn before it starts. one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn.