Tag: literacy

Ron DeSantis Targets Drag Queens In Effort To Control the Content of Libraries And If You Think It’s Any Other Reason You’re a Fucking Moron

The far right has attacked 'Drag Queen Story Hour' an event at some public libraries where people in drag read to kids. Now DeSantis is trying to control Florida businesses which feature drag. The veil is that he is protecting children and that drag is 'immoral'. What he wants is to control libraries, police businesses, … Continue reading Ron DeSantis Targets Drag Queens In Effort To Control the Content of Libraries And If You Think It’s Any Other Reason You’re a Fucking Moron

Pirate Supply Stores and Writing Programs – Project 826, Dave Eggers, and how you get to be one of my fucking heroes

Shout out to my homeboy Dave Eggers, author of the hit memoir 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' who turned around and put all his prize winnings from making it into literary ventures (The Believer Magazine) and writing programs for underprivileged kids (Project 826). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8hcA9j_YdU