We’d love to hear how you use Social Justice Books. Share a story or testimonial that we can share online and we’ll send you one of the books featured below in appreciation. The books were donated by Groundwood Books. Share a story today! For example, why you use the site, whether you use the booklists, […]
Save Our Stories
On the first day of Banned Books Week 2025, Penguin Random House hosted a Save Our Stories Supper on the rooftop of Washington, D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Because of our work on the Teach Truth campaign, our executive director was invited to attend. The speakers included Trevor Baldwin of the James Baldwin […]
Department of Defense Education Activity Book Bans
By Sarah Goodman Duffy I have lived next to military bases my whole life. I grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, near the United States Naval Academy on the Chesapeake Bay. I went to school with the kids of Navy personnel. We would have classes together for two years before their parents were stationed somewhere else. […]
Banned Books Display in Lush Stores
On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that were removed from classrooms in Duval County, Florida, in January 2022) and a link to learn more at the Zinn Education Project. Since 2022, […]
FREADOM Town Hall Rally
Children’s book author Kwame Alexander hosted a FREADOM Town Hall Rally on May 31 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. as part of his Read Strong America initiative. The event was included in the Teach Truth Day of Action map of events. Speakers included Kwame Alexander, Amanda Jones, Meg Medina, […]