Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
A highlighted page of Toni Morrison's novel, "Jazz."
Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow parents of K – 12 students to “opt out” their kids from material labelled as “sexually explicit content.” The move is the latest chapter in a controversy kicked up by a Fairfax mother in 2013 when her high school senior son was assigned Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel “Beloved.” We consider the line parents, teachers and school administrators walk as they aim to expand students horizons while ensuring everyone in a class is emotionally and intellectually capable of understanding assigned materials.
Guests
- Edie Ching Lecturer, College of Information Science, University of Maryland; Member, ALA Notables Childrens' Book Committee; Reviewer, Booklist
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