
The Right to Read and Fighting Book Bans with LeVar Burton
About this episode
In honor of Banned Books Week, Stacey is joined by two guests: Her mom and former librarian, Reverend Carolyn Abrams, and actor, director, and literacy advocate, LeVar Burton. The trio discuss the transformative power of story and strategies to combat book banning.
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Learn More:
Banned Books Week: https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/
https://twitter.com/BannedBooksWeek
https://www.instagram.com/banned_books_week/
https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/
American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Banned Books Report: https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport/report
American Library Association Dear Banned Author Campaign:
https://www.ala.org/bbooks/dear-banned-author
Stacey Speaks Up: https://bookshop.org/p/books/stacey-speaks-up-stacey-abrams/21172602
LeVar Burton Reads: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levar-burton-reads/id1244649384
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