Brooklyn Public Library vs. the Book Banners
Newly-minted BPL e-cards are now available to young readers in all 50 states as book restrictions proliferate.
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70 Years After Brown, Schools are Still Segregated
A new book by Leslie T. Fenwick explores the stark inequalities that have plagued schools for decades, and in some cases, have worsened since the 1954 Supreme Court decision.
Conspiracy Theories, Then and Now
A 1974 movie starring Warren Beatty has a lot to tell us today about conspiracy theories and why they attract so many people.
New Free Youth Camp Taught by and for Trans and Queer Artists
Artists Jesse Pallotta and Angel Glasby undertook months of planning and preparation to create this free camp for 13-19 year-olds that offers thoughtful courses on photography, portrait drawing, vogue dancing, abstract painting and more.
“War Stories” Brings to Life Labor’s Tumultuous World War II-Era History
A play about a wartime romance between two radical labor activists is the setting for passionate debates over war and peace and the role of unions in a time of surging patriotism.
Occupy Wall Street and the Trump presidency helped inspire this vampire novel by Indy Contributng Editor Nicholas Powers.
Judith Berlowitz’s historical novel offers readers a peek into the Spanish Civil War and the idealism that brought people from across the globe together to fight for democratic governance and human rights.
A Movie About a Movie Made During a Time of War
Two years before Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, a single mom and her four children shot a documentary film about daily life in the Donbas region, which was already torn by fighting between the two sides.
Marx Meets the Vampire Genre: An Excerpt from Nicholas Powers’ First Novel
In the following excerpt from the upcoming novel Thirst, Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers introduces us into a world that is a more truthful version of our own reality.
A Book for People Who Want to Know More About a Land with a People
Fresh perspectives on the Palestine-Israel conflict as well as what peaceful coexistence could look like.
