a place in this terrible story to. books are being banned from schools in the u.s.. and believe me, that is still happening in droves. a new report from the free speech organization, pen america, reveals troubling trends in america. the fact over 1500 book plans have targeted more than 101,000 unique book titles. over 40% of banned books include protagonists or commentary seconder characters who are people of color. dozens of children s books and major civil rights and social justice figures have been banned in the united states, including biographies of rosa parks, martin luther king, and nelson mandela. and while this is highly disturbing for america, which claims to be the land of free speech in free thought, it is far worse in russia. it is getting people killed. russian soldiers led by unabashedly fascist leader are perpetrating obscene and the burnt acts, driven by a lie.