Dismay as UK’s first specialist Black bookshop forced to close

New Beacon Books in north London announces it will close and move online only after more than 55 years

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/dec/29/uk-first-specialist-black-bookshop-shut-new-beacon-dismay?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

Austin Public Library condemns Texas book bans, censorship.

‘Freedom to read is a right that must be protected in our schools and public libraries, and we must not give in to the vocal few that want to speak for the many…’

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