On this edition of Your Call, we'll discuss the conservative movement to ban books. Over 2,500 books have been banned in the past year, primarily those with content that explore LGBT themes, sexuality, or issues of racism, according to Pen America. Conservative groups such as Moms for Liberty, Parents Defending Education, and No left Turn in Education are the primary organizers of this movement, and have ties to wealthy Republican donors like the Koch Brothers, according to a report from True North Research. George M. Johnson's young adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue is a book about growing up Black and queer, and has been banned in at least 29 school districts because of its LGBTQ and sexually explicit content. It was ranked the third most challenged book of 2021, according to the American Library Association. We'll speak with the author about the importance of teaching these subjects to the next generation of readers, and what it will take to push back against the conservative movement censoring race and LGBTQ issues in the classroom.