Black book case1/3/2024 ![]() ![]() That’s why she and her co-founder Dumela Machiavelli founded Rofhiwa Book Café. And so those ideas matter, because why would somebody ban something if it's not because it matters and is important and is powerful?” “The people who will ban books are people who understand that you're not banning a book, you're banning an idea. It makes me feel that there's an understanding that books are inherently dangerous, right,” Naledi says. “For every book that you ban, this is going to be the book on my shelf. Naledi Yaziyo is addressing the issues of representation by creating a space that centers Black authors. The work continues across the Triangle in Old East Durham. She and her peers from Cary High School kept that book in their school. Some parents at Alexis’s school were trying to ban Lawn Boy, a book about a young Latino boy discovering his gender identity. Because I mean, I know as, as a kid, if my parents tried to take something away from me, I'd be like, ooh, I want that even more now.”Īlexis spoke out against a proposed book ban at the Wake County School Board meeting back in March. “So I think rather than book banning, I think parents should talk to their kids about these books. “I don't think we need book bans, because I always think that throughout history when things have been banned, people have always found a way to get to it anyways,” Altshuller said. A lot of adults have had tons to say about what we, the youth, should be reading, but North Carolina youth advocates like Alexis Altshuller have something to say too. In North Carolina, within the past year, some local districts are being pressured to remove books from schools that focus on gender identity and racially sensitive subjects. Not because it didn't exist, but because I didn't access it.īook bans are now threatening access to representation for kids in school. It made me think about how Kaiden found a form of representation that I didn’t. ![]() There were multiple boxes of books, spanning all the way back to first grade. We had to go on a wonderful and hot tour to find the books that gave her a true sense of representation. Kaiden read these Sugar Plum Ballerina books in second grade, so they were tucked away in her attic. And most are available with handy cord cut outs, so your electronic plugs can reach the wall sockets with ease, and you can avoid the dreaded cobweb of wires.WUNC William Townsend interviews youth book advocate, Alexis Altshuller about how she was able to find representation in the books that she loved. Whether it’s your vast video game library or those DVD box sets of Buffy The Vampire Slayer that you refuse to give up (and why would you?), the open shelving and soft-close drawers in our media units are the perfect place to store it all, in secret or out for the world to see. That’s where modern media consoles come in, giving your TV a stylish spot to perch, while also providing some streamlined storage for your entertainment setup.Īrticle's modern TV stands are used primarily for the obvious, but some of the additional luxury comes from the storage within. Cords can turn into a tangled mess, leaving your living room looking a little bit disorganized. With WiFi boxes, gaming systems, PVRs, and of course, our beloved televisions, things tend to become a little crowded. Breaking news: we live in the 21st century and electronics play a big part in our living space.
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