JUNETEENTH EPISODE: "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gormon

Happy Juneteenth from your hosts, Jennifer and Courtney! How did a woman who didn't even know who wrote this beautiful inaugural poem manage to restrict it from Miami elementary school students? Join your hosts as they discuss the censorship that resulted in Moms for Liberty’s website being hacked by none other than the Anonymous Hacktivist group. Jennifer and Courtney investigate what on Earth could drive Moms for Liberty to attempt to censor a poem that represents unity and growth of our country...Could it have something to do with the author being a person of color? Or maybe it's Florida’s anti-Black legislation aimed to erase our nation's history? Tune in to this short but special episode to help celebrate the amazing accomplishments of the country's youngest Poet Laureate who's activism will bring unity and positive change even in the face of censorship. Buy Amanda Gormon's: The Hill We Climb from a Black-Owned Bookstore - 44th & 3rd Bookseller The Year in Hate & Extremism 2022 | Southern Poverty Law Center Moms for Liberty among conservative groups named 'extremist' by civil rights watchdog The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman - Poem Analysis Amanda Gorman - Wikipedia 'This Is The Reality Of Black Girls': Inauguration Poet Says She Was Tailed By Guard A Florida School Restricted Access to Amanda Gorman’s Poem, But Didn’t ‘Ban’ It - FactCheck.org Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is gaining awareness Florida Mom Behind Amanda Gorman Book Ban Has Proud Boy Links (thedailybeast.com) The Amanda Gorman Banned Book Controversy, Explained - Truth or Fiction? Who Are the Inaugural Poets for United States Presidents? - Writer's Digest (writersdigest.com) AnonOps on Twitter Legion (@iamanonlegion) | TikTok Buy The Hill We Climb here if you want the profits go to PenAmerica to help fight book bans! Buy: The ABCs of Black History a book by Rio Cortez and Lauren Semmer (bookshop.org) Cuban Kids does not appear to be sold anywhere but Amazon and for over $80 so maybe check your library! But check out the review here on Amazon for a laugh Buy Cuba Countries in the News Buy Love to Langston by Tony Medina Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/moms-into-literary-freedom--6617805/support. Get full access to @milf4books with Court & Jen at milf4books.substack.com/subscribe

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