​Unfiltered stories of Black resistance, erased heroes, and hidden truths. We connect the past to today’s fights so the next generation never has to ask “why didn’t they teach us this?”
And that’s why they’re banned. This series reads the books they don’t want you to.
We’ll explore why each work was censored, what truth it threatened, and how those same forces still shape today’s political, racial, and cultural battles.
You’ll see patterns. You’ll recognize language. And you’ll realize that the fight against banned books is the fight for memory itself.
The disparities in maternal health for Black women in America are shocking. They are three to four times more likely to die during or after childbirth than white women.