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Black Texas Moms Fight Back vs. Book Bans in Kids’ Schools
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January 31, 2022
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5:55Now PlayingTexas passed a law restricting what books teachers can use in classrooms.
It was a move that essentially ties the hands of educators looking to teach lessons on race and history. but a group of parents organized an effort to push back and it worked.
They call themselves the Round Rock Black Parents Association. The group started a petition that reeled in thousands of signatures to keep a book on antiracism on their kids' reading list.
Keyanna Pitts, one of the women spearheading the effort, joins Laverne McGee on “BNC Live” to discuss.
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