Today's Fun Friday post introduces a new anti-censorship tool — Word Wipe allows you to see what a world redacted of words banned by the US government looks like.

"My social media posts were undeniably protected speech, as a costly university investigation determined. Was I censored?"

Knox County Schools has reversed its ban on “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley.

PEN America spoke with Erik Nielson about Rap on Trial and how artistic expression is used against creators in criminal trials.

Virginia lawmakers landed on an important truth this legislative session: More censorship is never the answer.

"First They Came for My College" reveals a broad conservative strategy to reshape higher education and restrict academic freedom nationwide.

From the very first Black-owned bookstore, these spaces have been about stepping out of exclusionary environments and into welcoming ones.

Nora Neus, journalist and author of 24 Hours at the Capitol, called the White House’s account of Jan. 6 “outright lying about what happened.”

Barack and Michelle Obama have joined the ranks of banned authors thanks to a sweeping ban of 1,500 books from Texas Hill Country.

This purge is among the most notable moves by the Trump administration to erase facts that the president doesn’t like.

When asked to self-censor, Author Darcie Little Badger says "I will not censor myself. That’s not who I am as a storyteller and editor."

A raft of new state laws could be used to punish students, faculty, and staff who organize or take part in protests on or off campus grounds.

When a 360 degree camera went missing during a shoot in the Arctic circle, the AP crew eventually found it among sled dogs they'd been filming with earlier.

The arrest of independent journalist Don Lemon is yet another blatant violation of press freedom and the First Amendment, PEN America said today, calling his arrest on charges he violated federal law ...

When Ben Folds stepped into the role of artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, it wasn’t political. But even before it was renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center last wee...

PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender

"It all amounts to an increasingly Kafkaesque situation, where reading and talking about book bans and censorship is itself being censored."

A Head Start administrator sent a list of words to keep out of applications, according to court filings. The list includes “accessible,” “cultural sensitivity,” “diverse communities,” “equal opportuni...

What were the book censorship trends in 2025? Here are the highs and lows, as identified by five organizations doing the work.

President did same thing his administration is now calling ‘mortgage fraud’ in case against Fed governor Lisa Cook Donald Trump signed mortgage documents in the 1990s claiming two separate Florida properties would each serve as his principal residence – the same thing his administration is calling “mortgage fraud” when done by political rivals, records show. ProPublica unearthed documents demonstrating that within seven weeks of each other in late 1993 and early 1994, the president obtained loans for neighboring Palm Beach homes, pledging each would be his primary dwelling. Instead of living in them, though, he rented both out as investment properties. Continue reading...

The figures don't include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.

The exhibitions, performances, readings, and more are just a sliver of the more than 500 events in the nationwide Fall of Freedom series.

“I would urge them to pick up a copy and read it, so they can see the educational value of these books,” Lavelle said.

PEN America today condemned the White House’s decision to restrict the White House press corps from the press secretary’s office and the “Upper Press” office space, citing security concerns.