Velshi Banned Book Club: Laurie Halse Anderson and the coalition fighting book banning in the courts

Laurie Halse Anderson’s award-winning “Speak”, is an unflinching exploration of the immediate aftermath of rape, and the emotional repercussions from it. It grapples with isolation, appearance versus reality, the power of kindness, the realities of healing, and what it means to reclaim your power. Despite its accolades and its masterful and gentle handling of such a brutal topic, "Speak" has frequently been targeted for ban or removal since its initial publication in 1999, now becoming representative of the book banning epidemic in this country. Now, Laurie Halse Anderson has joined a coalition of fellow authors, publishers, students and parents to take the fight to the courts against small groups who “want to decide for everyone’s children.” Book banning and censorship is no longer just an issue in our classrooms and libraries – it is an election issue, a voting issue, and a question of liberty. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: https://www.msnbc.com/information/download-msnbc-app-n1241692 Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: https://link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc-daily-signup Find MSNBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msnbc/ Follow MSNBC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSNBC Follow MSNBC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msnbc #bookban #books #literature