Stephanie Long writes: “George M. Johnson’s All Boys Aren’t Blue, a coming-of-age essay collection about growing up Black and queer in New Jersey, was reportedly removed from four high school libraries in North Kansas City, Missouri last week. This recent book ban follows a ceaseless trend of banning Black literature, despite educators pushing for more diverse texts in classrooms. Books like Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming and Robert Coles’ The Story of Ruby Bridges have been challenged by parents in recent months amidst the ongoing battle to control how race is taught in schools.”