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Author speaks out as his book becomes one of the most banned in the US

Por: ABC News Nation September 21, 2022

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Author George M. Johnson has found himself at the center of a culture war over what kids can read.Johnson’s memoir, “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” which chronicles his experience growing up as a Black queer man, is the second most banned book in the U.S. and has been taken off the shelves in at least 29 school districts across the country, according to a Pen America report released Monday. The schools have cited the sexually explicit content,... + full article



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