so while each man had their own goals going into the group, their successes together have tasted sweeter than they ever could have imagined, which makes sense. after all, how fulfilling are dreams if you can t share them with others? for california country, i m tracy sellers. this is dedicated to the one i love now he s gonna sing. i m sure glad where s my backup? you? i m sure glad you re in th wine business and not a singer. [laughter] that concludes today s tour of the best of @alifornia country. join us next time for more undiscovered treasures from the most fascinating state in the country. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the naticnal captioning institute www.ncicap.org ] come and experience lafayette park and enjoy the people, picnic and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take an afternoon stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located at got and sacramento street in the middle of pacific heights
so while each man had their own goals going into the group, their successes together have tasted sweeter than they ever could have imagined, which makes sense. after all, how fulfilling are dreams if you can t share them with others? for california country, i m tracy sellers. this is dedicated to the one i love now he s gonna sing. i m sure glad where s my backup? you? i m sure glad you re in th wine business and not a singer. [laughter] that concludes today s tour of the best of @alifornia country. join us next time for more undiscovered treasures from the most fascinating state in the country. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the naticnal captioning institute www.ncicap.org ] come and experience lafayette park and enjoy the people, picnic and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take an afternoon stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located at got and sacramento street in the middle of pacific heights
in recognition of banned books week. it features three very special guests. they include judy blume, one of this country s most popular and most frequently censored authors, carolivia herron, whose critically-acclaimed book, nappy hair, was challenged in a brooklyn school, and cammie mannino, a bookseller who took a stand against censorship. welcome to all of you. i have to begin with judy. you know, there are these lists every year about the most banned books. each and every year, you re in the top five. you re sort of the beatles of banned books. how did you obtain this status, and what are you doing wrong? uh-oh, you know, you re asking the wrong person. it s never the the person who wrote the books is always surprised. you have to ask the people who ban the books. i can go back to 1980, and i can say to you of course, i remember, you know, what was it? it was a shock to me. it was anything to do with sexuality, which, for my characters, was puberty; any language that
you re sort of the beatles of banned books. how did you obtain this status, and what are you doing wrong? uh-oh, you know, you re asking the wrong person. it s never the the person who wrote the books is always surprised. you have to ask the people who ban the books. i can go back to 1980, and i can say to you of course, i remember, you know, what was it? it was a shock to me. it was anything to do with sexuality, which, for my characters, was puberty; any language that people found offensive, sometimes lack of moral tone, whatever that is. i think it has to do with hitting the kids i didn t hit them over the head with right and wrong. gosh, what else? were you writing a different kind of book than existed in 1968, before you began writing? well, i never thought about that, you know? i mean, i was a young woman who sat down to write books and to be as honest and truthful as i could be. i remembered very well what it was like to be in sixth grade. and that was when i star
what this is all about is your right to freedom of speech. what made america great is an independent, vigorous presence. if a jerk burns a flag, america is not threatened. political speech is the heart of the first amendment. they re expressing their religious beliefs. now is the time to make justice a reality for all of god s children. captioning provided by the freedom forum first amendment center welcome to speaking freely, a weekly conversation about the first amendment and free expression. i m ken paulson, executive director of the first amendment center, and this is a special edition of the program in recognition of banned books week. it features three very special guests. they include judy blume, one of this country s most popular and most frequently censored authors, carolivia herron, whose critically-acclaimed book, nappy hair, was challenged in a brooklyn school, and cammie mannino, a bookseller who took a stand against censorship. welcome to all of you. i have to b