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Amanda Gorman spoke out after access to the poem she recited at President Joe Biden’s inauguration was restricted at a school in Miami-Dade. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

A Miami Lakes school has banned the poem Amanda Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports.

At first glance, it looks compelling. A viral TikTok video made by a Broward County Public Schools employee who is not a teacher and is not a media specialist purports to show hundreds of books being banned by the state.

A TikTok that supposedly shows books being banned from a Broward school is not true, its administrators say. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

The WNBA All-Star says she will share details about the “unfathomable period” in her life, when she was arrested in Russia last year on drug-related charges.

On Sunday, the conservative group Moms For Liberty sent Broward County Public Schools an email demanding the removal of several books from school media centers

Group Moms for Liberty demanded the removal of several books they consider controversial from shelves at Broward County Schools. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Matthew Perry shared how much he spent trying to get sober amid his addiction battle, which resulted in multiple visits to rehab facilities and stomach surgeries.

Kelly Ripa has gotten vulnerable in her new book “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories,” in which she unveiled details about her relationship with former co-host Regis Philbin.

Nurses say that reading to your baby can have an incredible impact on them. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

Author Rochelle Weinstein has the top picks if you’re looking for a good read.

A new book describes complaints by then-President Donald Trump about American military leaders, and his aversion to having injured soldiers in a parade.

NBC 6 in the Mix Jen Herrera speaks to local best selling author Rochelle Weinstein about the must-read books as summer ends

The fireproof book is a joint project that includes author Margaret Atwood, who in a video demonstrated its effectiveness. Here’s how and why the book was made.

Author Jay Miletsky talks about “Have You Heard the News?” book and how to manage children growing up in a media driven world.

Author James Rollins talks about what inspired him to write his most recent book Kingdom of Bones.

Every year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks and records the most banned and challenged books in the U.S. Here’s the top 10 most banned books for 2021.

Brandon Sanderson asked folks on Kickstarter for $1 million to self-publish four novels he wrote during the pandemic. They funded him in 35 minutes.

Book banning is far from a new phenomenon, but incidents have been on the rise across the country the past two years. As Nora Pelizzari of the National Coalition Against Censorship points out, “Everybody is guilty at some point of trying to control the information that other people have access to.”