Velshi Banned Book Club: Revisiting ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ by George M. Johnson

Velshi Banned Book Club: Revisiting ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ by George M. Johnson

“All Boys Aren’t Blue” hit two major milestones this month. One is an anniversary: the novel turned five years old. Five remarkable years of inspiring writers, creating empathy, and giving readers that safe place to land. The other is grimmer. According to the American Library Association, “All Boys Aren’t Blue” was the single most banned work of literature in America last year. It isn’t an honor. It isn’t a selling mechanism. It is a tragedy. “…