The Bluest Eye: Driven to Madness by Dick and Jane
T he Bluest Eye, written by Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, was inspired by a conversation with a childhood friend just as the two young Black girls were entering elementary school. With sorrow in her voice, Morrison’s friend wished to have blue eyes rather than the brown ones she was born with.[1] Morrison came to realize that “implicit in her... Read More.
The Declaration of Independence: guidelines for recognizing a tyrant
W e spend a lot of time here at This Book is Banned talking about reading deeply. And that begins with reading works in their entirety – rather than the common educational practice of reading abridged versions or a handful of selections from a given work.[1] Reading texts completely is especially important when it comes to sources pertaining to... Read More.
What does democracy look like?
W alt Whitman is known as “the world’s poet of democracy.” And, images from the “No Kings” protests that took place across the nation yesterday (June 14, 2025) confirm that reputation. How so? Because they depict the literal embodiment of Whitman’s foundational metaphor for democracy – leaves of grass. Why is that significant? It’s a prime example of the... Read More.
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