He added that he was proud of the book and saw irony in campaigns to ban it. “The heartbeat of racism is denial, and the history in ‘Stamped’ will not be denied, nor will young people’s access to this book be canceled,” Kendi said in a statement. Reynolds, who wrote “All American Boys” with Brendan Kiely and who was recently named the honorary chair for Banned Books Week 2021, has continually spoken out against censorship. “So STAMPED is #2 most banned book, and ALL AMERICAN BOYS is #3. “The list shows the hypocrisy of the statements, and the efforts that people claim to have made this past year as far as antiracism,” she said.

Source: New York Times April 16, 2021 14:03 UTC