PEN America

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05 October 2026 18:45

🧵 Nearly 12,000 (11,982) books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s newly updated Index of School Book Bans. #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek

Fordham Law School

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28 July 2026 00:24

Fordham Law Professor Tanya K. Hernández (@professortkh.bsky.social) is participating in the 3rd Annual Democracy Defenders Summit (@aapf.org) this week in Montgomery, Alabama—connecting the census research in her forthcoming book to the deliberations on democracy. Pre-order her book today:

Kimberlé Crenshaw

kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social

27 May 2026 16:27

Day 1 of #BacktalkersAcademy starts TODAY! @aapf.org is hosting a virtual summer school, and there’s still time to join upcoming sessions. Huge thanks to @clintsmithiii.bsky.social for joining today’s homeroom on CRT. Tickets + info: www.aapf.org/backtalkers-...

Andrea González-Ramírez

andreagonram.bsky.social

11 May 2026 20:09

As a young law professor in the 1980s, Kimberlé Crenshaw could have never predicted that her life’s work would become a Fox News punch line — let alone the subject of government bans. We spoke about how that feels, her new memoir Backtalker, and much more: www.thecut.com/article/kimb...

Kimberlé Crenshaw

kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social

05 May 2026 17:47

Had such an amazing time last night at @phbookstores.bsky.social 💙 Thank you so much for hosting me—it meant a lot. And huge thanks to my sister and fellow backtalker @nhannahjones.bsky.social for joining the conversation. The perfect way to celebrate my book launch 📚✨