The DC Public Library is thrilled to host author and activist George M. Johnson\, honorary chair of the Ameri can Library Association&rsquo\;s Banned Books Week initiative. Jo hnson&rsquo\;s memoir &ldquo\;All Boys Aren&rsquo\;t Blue&rdquo\; has beco me one of the country&rsquo\;s most banned library books.
\nGeorge w ill discuss their work and the recent trend of book banning taking place n ationwide.
\n100 Signed copies of "All Boys Aren't Blue" book will b e available after the conversation thanks to the DC Public Library Foundat ion and Mahogany Bookstore.
\nAbout the Author
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George M. Johnson is an Award-Win ning Black Non-Binary writer\, author\, and activist in the NYC area. They &rsquo\;ve \;written for major outlets\, including \;Teen Vogue\,& nbsp\;Entertainment Tonight\, NBC\, \;The Root\, \;Buzzfeed\, \;Essence\, Ebony\, THEM\, and The Grio. \;
\nThey have also ser ved as Guest Editor for BET.com&rsquo\;s Pride month. They were awarded th e 2019 Salute to Excellence Award by the National Association of Black Jou rnalists for their article &ldquo\;When Racism Anchored your Health&rdquo\ ; in \;Vice Magazine \;and named The Root 100 Most Influential Afr ican Americans in 2020.
\nThey are the author of the \;New York Times \;Bestselling Young Adult Memoir All Boys Aren&rsquo\;t Blue dis cussing their adolescence growing up as a young Black Queer boy in New Jer sey through a series of powerful essays. The book is a \;Teen Vogue&nb sp\;Recommended Read\, a \;Buzzfeed \;Recommended Read\, a \;P eople Magazine \;Best Book of the Summer\, a New York Library Best Boo k\, and a Chicago Public Library Best Book. It was optioned for Television by Gabrielle Union&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;I&rsquo\;ll Have Another Productions& rdquo\; and Sony TV. \;
\nGeorge serves as the executive produce r and co-writer for the upcoming series based on their real-life college e xperience at the HBCU Virginia Union University.
\nGeorge&rsquo\;s m emoir We Are Not Broken is the vibrant story of George\, Garrett\, Rall\, and Rasul &mdash\; four children raised by Nanny\, their fiercely devoted grandmother. Nic Stone\, \;New York Times \;bestselling author of Dear Martin\, calls the book &ldquo\;a deeply impactful account of interge nerational love that reveals the power of accepting young people exactly a s they are while encouraging them to be ever more themselves.&rdquo\;
\ n\nAbout the Moderator
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Eugene Scott is an award-winning journalist for The Washington Post\, where he is a national political repo rter covering breaking news. Scott has spent two decades covering politics at the local\, national and international levels and travels the country frequently giving lectures on matters related to politics and media. In ad dition to writing\, Scott regularly provides political analysis on MSNBC\, CBS and NPR.
\nPrior to joining the Post and becoming a fellow at t he Georgetown University Institute of Politics\, Scott covered national po litics for CNN. He began his newspaper career at the Cape Argus in Cape To wn\, South Africa not long after beginning his journalism career with BET News&rsquo\; &ldquo\;Teen Summit.&rdquo\; Scott received his master&rsquo\ ;s degree from Harvard University&rsquo\;s Kennedy School of Government an d his bachelor&rsquo\;s from the University of North Carolina Hussman Scho ol of Journalism and Media. He is a D.C. native and continues to live in t he Nation&rsquo\;s Capital.
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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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