US Senator Alex Padilla and former senior advisor to Kamala Harris, Laphonza Butler, are participating in a 24-hour marathon reading of banned books on the Senate floor. The purpose of the event is to protest against legislation in various states that restricts what students can be taught about racism and other social issues. The pair are specifically targeting bills like Florida’s HB 233, which requires public colleges and universities to conduct annual surveys on the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at their institutions, and Texas’s HB3979, which limits public school teachers from discussing certain concepts about racism and sexism.
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