Censorship

 The Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) at PEN America published under"No justification" for persecution: International artists demand freedom for Cuban artists," December 8, 2021 a letter protesting the Cuban government's persecution of Cuban artists.q

Back here in America, ABC News reported on our homegrown censorship under Authors of color speak out against efforts to ban books on race.

Though the reports for 2021 are still coming in, 273 books were targeted in 2020 -- and Caldwell-Stone says the number is expected to be higher this year. Reports of challenges are based on media stories and voluntary reports sent to the organization. But the vast majority of book challenges remain unreported.

The increase comes as the controversy over the concept of race in education picks up steam, as states across the country challenge education about racism and discrimination through legislative action.

 "In recent months, a few organizations have advanced the proposition that the voices of the marginalized have no place on library shelves," ALA, which fights censorship, wrote in a recent statement against the efforts. "Falsely claiming that these works are subversive, immoral, or worse, these groups induce elected and non-elected officials to abandon constitutional principles, ignore the rule of law, and disregard individual rights to promote government censorship of library collections."

Meanwhile, Book Riot published the long, detailed essay  WHY POLICE SHOULDN’T BE IN LIBRARIES (AND HOW TO HELP CHANGE THAT)

And so what is the difference between Cuba and the United States.of America?

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12/8/21