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Velshi Banned Book Club: Fighting Censorship with George M. Johnson
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July 26, 2025
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9:48Now PlayingAccording to a sweeping new report from Every Library – an organizing platform that supports public and school libraries and librarians – just since January 2025, 133 bills have been introduced in 33 states that would negatively affect libraries, librarians, and access to literature. But across the country, including in red states, people are fighting back... and it is working. “The lawsuits are helping in a myriad of ways,” says NYT bestselling author (and most banned of 2024) George M. Johnson. "At first I thought they were trying to ban my story, but then I realized they never read my story…Our books are actually saving lives.”
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