Scholastic apologizes for suggesting 'racism' be cut from kid's book

"But when you omit the word racism from a story about the mass incarceration of a single group of people based on their race, there's no ...

In fact I'm convinced the politicians who bitch about what they call "critical race theory" are actively trying to INCREASE racism in the United ...

Scholastic forced to apologize for telling author to edit 'racism' out of ...

Scholastic forced to apologize for telling author to edit 'racism' out of kids book. By. Ariel Zilber. Published April 17, 2023, 2:02 p.m. ET.

Japanese American author calls out Scholastic for asking her to cut ...

... apology statement and reextended their offer to license her book. ... Scholastic for asking her to cut 'racism' from kid's book.

Amplification or Suppression? Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall Calls Out ...

... Book News. Industry News. ADVERTISEMENT. Home ... Tokuda-Hall spoke out against Scholastic's request that she cut the words “virulent racism ...

Scholastic will stop separating diverse stories for book fairs in 2024

... race, gender and sexuality in their own optional category for middle school book fairs ... children's book — if she cut a part about 'racism'. " ...

Tokuda-Hall and Scholastic Controversy - Locus Magazine

... book Love in the Library (Candlewick) to remove references to racism, leading to an outcry online and a later apology from the publisher.

Bay Area author refuses Scholastic's suggested revision to cut ...

Bay Area author Maggie Tokuda-hall talks after Scholastic asks her to remove "racism" references in her book "Love in the Library" to ...

Scholastic apologizes for segregating books at children's book fairs

Supporters of the bans claim books about race and LGBTQ issues include unsuitable language and are an attempt to “indoctrinate” children, while opponents ...

Bay Area author refuses to cut 'racism' references in new book

... book #author #race #scholastic #abc7news. Bay Area author refuses to cut 'racism' references in new book ... children's author fights Scholastic ...

Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall on how Scholastic offered to publish her ...

But not only that: the word RACISM would be removed from the author's note altogether. ... scholastic-childrens-book-racism. Of course there are ...

'Captain Underpants' author pulls 'racist' book, apologizes to Asian ...

"It was brought to my attention that this book also contains harmful racial stereotypes and passively racist imagery," Pilkey said. "It was and ...

Scholastic pulls children's book from 'Captain Underpants' author

“But this week it was brought to my attention that this book also contains harmful racial stereotypes and passively racist imagery,” he wrote. “ ...

Scholastic Apologizes to Author for Required Edits - Kirkus Reviews

Scholastic issued an apology to Maggie Tokuda-Hall for asking the children's book writer to edit an author's note that condemned racism in the ...

Scholastic pulls children's book from 'Captain Underpants' author for ...

The book under scrutiny is 2010's “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk” by Dav Pilkey, who has apologized, saying it “contains harmful racial ...

Publisher sorry after demanding AsAm author "minimize racism"

... racism in her book about the Minidoka Incarceration camp ... It is good to see the president of Scholastic Books publicly apologize and recognize ...

Scholastic asked Oakland author to cut references to racism from book

The racism that put my grandparents into Minidoka is the same hate that keeps children in cages on our border. It's the myth of white supremacy ...

Scholastic pulls 'Captain Underpants' book for passive racism

"But this week it was brought to my attention that this book also contains harmful racial stereotypes and passively racist imagery.” ...

Did you ever participate in the Scholastic book fair at school?

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42 Powerful Children's Books about Race and Racism

Note: The book itself doesn't talk about race or use racial labels. When I used this book at our children's Peace Camp, we followed up the book ...