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BOOK BANS PROMOTE The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards A NDinner T Iwill- honor B LMayor A C K N E S S IN A M E R I C A David Dinkins, Rep. Charles

Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, -- By DR. PHELTON MOSS

history as my aunt did me.

R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara The tradition of passing books with my Two weeks ago, the Inez NAACP filed Sabrina aunt was (and remains today) an act of Arnwine, Barron, a lawsuit in Pickens County, South Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen love and rebellion — more profoundly, it Carolina, alleging their most recent ban Byrd, Aliaand Jones, and the Centralwas an act of Black liberation. My aunt of Jason Reynolds Ibram X. Kendi's was deeply critical of the lack of teaching Park Five survivors of gross injustice book "Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, of the factually accurate history of Black onfrom December 18 district from 6:00pm – people. She was most struck by the fact and You" every school in South Carolina is unconstitutional in that 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West that my schools intentionally shared the it violates the student's 116th Street. first amendment narratives of Dr. Martin Luther King, rights and is politically motivated. “Each honoree chosen for

Unfortunately, the all-white Pickens demonstrated Countyrecognition School Boardhas is among a exceptional leadership and vision in growing list of violent actors who must her or hisdeliberately respectivecensor profession or be stopped. They endeavor some significant what literary worksand kidsin can and cannot read — measure and in many having not hascases, contributed towards read thecreating books themselves before voting a more just society in this to ban them. Whatsays is more violent, country,” Black StarasNews evidenced by the books they are banning, founder and publisher Milton they choose to censor the teaching of Allimadi. “Obviously much work the factually accurate history of Black to beacts done people.needs These violent arehere rootedand in around the of world.” an un-yielding legacy racism, prejudice, oppression, and anti-blackness.

Books bans have increasingly become the policy tool of anti-black policy leaders who systematically perpetuate intolerance and ignorance. These attempts systematically and disproportionately impact Black youth who would benefit from the literary work's interrogation of society as they shape their understanding of their people's history. These violent actors know the cascading effect such works would have on all youth's ability to challenge,

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York and a former chancellor of the New York public schools system.

Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their acts of company policy violence today — namely, Front Row Production, book bans! As these acts of policy violence brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” continue to sprout up as part of intentional “A Streetcar acts of and anti-blackness in theNamed halls of Desire” state with a multi-ethnic cast to legislatures, local school boards meetings, Broadway. In 2016 they bring and even Congress, with the recent passage“Eclipsed” of the Parents of Rights, withBillOscar Winner civil rights leaders must fight against the Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. attack on Black students to keep them Honorees, the so-called from learning the factually accurateCentral history 5, in are collectively and of BlackPark people America.

individually heroes. They are For years, this country has successfully survivors of one of the ugliest worked to pass violent laws to maintain Charles Rangel miscarriage of justice in New a permanent caste system to include an York’s illiteratehistory; fractionhaving of Blackbeen peoplerailroaded through majority. She now leads The of Jim Crow laws andfor literacy and unjustly convicted a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. the passage tests tothey ensure could didBlack not people commit andnever for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive pick up a book — much less read it to they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee know their history. Today's book bans join ranging sevenviolence years to for Civil Rights Under the Law. the growing list offrom anti-black by 13 years before being exonerated when the Inez Barron, honoree, formerly aa dwindling majority, insistent on keeping actual from rapistlearning confessed. They are: Black children the factually State Assembly member, is now accurate historyAbdus of racism, prejudice, and Yusef Salaam; Raymond a New York City council memberoppression in America. Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin

David Dinkins

was a member of the New York City Council, representing the 40th council district in Brooklyn, succeeding her mother, Una S. T. Clarke. In the current 114th Congress Clarke serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, responsible for The gala starts at 6:00pm with a consumer protection, food and a champion of education for As a young boy growing rural cocktail hour toupbein followed by the Richardson, Kharey Wise. We must fight bans on and books that teach safety, energy development, public our youth. Mississippi, I recall my aunt filling my the honest, factually accurate history of dinner and awards ceremonies. There BOOK health, BANScommunications, REPRESENT ACTSthe OF POLICY VIOLENCE THAT FURTHER The Black Star News, which focuses bookshelves with books that told the Black people in America most dramatically Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is will be musical entertainment by environment, and interstate and OF AMERICA. CODIFY ANTI-BLACKNESS IN THE DNA factually accurate history of Black people on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host — from litigation such as the Pickens Douglas international commerce. — oftenopera signingsinger books Cassandra gifted to me for Photo Source: NAACP.com been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ,County, South Carolina case to challenging harmonica holidaysand andfrom special occasionsphenomenon such its news scoops, lawmakers at state capitolson andCNN, schoolThe New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recordingboard members in local communities as Kwanzaa and my birthdayDavid with the William Galison. Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and of founder ofinterrogate, Jr. but failed to offer the narratives askproducer, for a betterrapper, America. chargedhonored phrase, "Know Thy Self."Achievement These artistand and writerthrough both policy debates and electoral for Lifetime Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s Malcolm X and Marcus Garvey. Thus, For example, many school districts The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began books often money "… — hecame waswith New York—City’s first choosing to reject the complete, factually politics.Content As such, the NAACP is committed nationwide have banned "The Bluest magazine. African American-owned real when you finish, IAmerican have $20 for you." and also his as aMorrison's radio DJ in Buffaloto preserving, defending, and protecting African mayor accurate account of with Black$3.5 people's history. Tonicareer Morrison. work Today, while they no longer include $20, estate firm billion worthEye" byat Past Black Star News accurate history of honorees Black age 15. For over 30 years, he’s the factually welcomed Nelson Mandela to the has been integral in shaping classroom these acts have extended to a tradition of properties under development conversations people in this country. Especially that of It have included: Gil Noble (Like been aacross talk show host at WBLS and America on race citybooks after that his release 1990. of passing tell and in affirm the or management — he was one and prejudice. those who, for 400 years, through violent BOOK BANS HAVE Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad As such, these attempts to WLIB radio in New York City. He factually accurate history of Blackalso people Rep. Charles Rangel, honored such (CNN), as enslavement, forced of the pioneering developerswho censor also literature silence Blackradio writerstalk policy acts O’Brien Ms. Camille Cosby, has and a Friday night INCREASINGLY between us. This practice would not have migration, redlining, sharecropping, for Lifetime Achievement, has helped turn around and revitalize are politically motivated and profoundly Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), been required had I attended a school that show on WBAI. THE POLICY gentrification, gerrymandering, Congress since 1971. He is BECOME un-American. the once-blighted Anacostia sought served to teachinthe honesty and factually Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel Honoreeviolence, Sabrina Lamb, This pedagogical caused by foundersegregation, etc., have been relegated to recipient Thepeople. Bronze medal for TOOL OF ANTI-BLACK neighborhood in Washington, D.C. detaileda account of of Black Today Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William simply existing through white supremacy. with no teaching experience of World of Money, is ainchampion helping soldiers behind that remains thesave reality for many Black enemy POLICY A champion of African-American LEADERS WHO actors Pollard (Medgar Evers College), As the NAACP works to dismantle these schools,ofhas been painstakingly financial literacy fordone youth-- sheand other acts of policy violence, we ask children. Andduring to make worse, far line thematters Korean War. economic empowerment Peebles’ is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba SYSTEMATICALLY to keepteaches the factually accurate about history handling of too many Black children whose families knowledge contemplating a possible run for NYC that youArinde join us (Amsterdam in this fight. The NAACPLa-Verna Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic News), Black people out of the hands of Black have been impacted by the history of PERPETUATE money, budgeting and planning. will continue to support local, state, and mayor in 2017. children. And, while in many classrooms of thewon't US be House Fountain (Columbia University), racism member and oppression able toof national efforts to fight back against book INTOLERANCE AND across America, teachers have chosen not Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives from New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree purchase books for their children — much Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil us know how we can help you Dancy to teachthe thenation’s factually leading accurateeducators. history of He’sbans. Let IGNORANCE. less incentivize children read their York whose 9th todistrict covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd rights lawyer, is a champion of fight book bans in your local community! (Local America, it is now being codified through much of central Brooklyn. Before 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging

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