Authors of George Floyd book told not to discuss systemic racism at event

Authors of George Floyd book told not to discuss systemic racism at event

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists were restricted from reading from their book or discussing systemic racism at a high school event in Tennessee last month.

George Floyd biography authors reportedly told not to discuss racism at school speaking engagement

Two authors of a George Floyd book were reportedly told not to discuss racism at a speaking engagement for K-12 students in Tennessee. Last month, authors Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa spoke to students at Whitehaven High School as part of a reading program in Memphis, Tenn. According to NBC News, the authors of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book "His Name Is George Floyd" were "blindsided" by "last-minute restrictions" on what they could di…

George Floyd Book Authors Barred From Discussing Systemic Racism At School

George Floyd Book Authors Barred From Discussing Systemic Racism At School

George Floyd Book Authors Barred From Discussing Systemic Racism At School

The week before the event, the authors said they were also told their book wouldn't be distributed to students who attended the event.

Pulitzer Prize-winning authors told they couldn't read from book about George Floyd while at Tennessee school

The authors of "His Name Is George Floyd" were told they couldn't read from the book during an event at a high school in Memphis.

Authors of George Floyd book were told not to talk about systemic racism at Tenn. school event

Journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, authors of “His Name Is George Floyd,” are unclear why they were told they couldn’t talk about systemic racism to a room full of high school students in Memphis.