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NJ Book Bans Heat Up📚

NJ Book Bans Heat Up📚

Axel Kmetz
October 04, 2023

The Speaker of the House of Represantives Kevin McCarthy was voted to be removed from his position yesterday. This ousting of the politican occurd due to some republicans believing that he was not truly on the side of a right, but a liar who helped the left more often. Every one of the 208 democrats, voted to remove McCarthy as well.

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THE LATEST ON BOOK BANS IN NEW JERSEY📚

Librarians in New Jersey are reporting attempts to restrict access to certain books, particularly those with LGBTQ+ themes.

These issues have not only resulted in book bans but have also transformed into personal attacks on librarians, including accusations of inappropriate conduct, hatemail, defamation lawsuits, harassment, and demands for their dismissal.

Some of these books include “Gender Queer: A Memoir” which shows a cartoon image of a character receiving oral sex, and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” which detail’s scene of the protagonist giving and receiving oral sex from their cousin.

The response to the attacks?

Throughout attacks, librarians remain committed to their profession and the principles of intellectual freedom and free speech, emphasizing the importance of providing access to diverse books for all readers.

However, they express concerns about a potential chilling effect on librarians, where fear of controversy might discourage them from adding controversial books to their collections.

These challenges are often driven by a small group of local individuals, they receive support from state or national groups. Most Americans, according to polls, oppose book bans, recognizing that they infringe on the right to make decisions for their children.

What next?

In response to recent controversies, some librarians are planning to tone down their displays for Banned Books Week to avoid further conflict. Despite the challenges they face, librarians continue to advocate for access to information and diverse materials for their communities.

State legislators are considering the Right to Read Act, which aims to prohibit public libraries and schools from banning or restricting access to certain books. This legislation seeks to address librarians' concerns and protect intellectual freedom.

Do you believe that books that are deemed too explicit should be banned from K-12 schools, or do you believe that librarians should decide what, and what not kids should be allowed to read?

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THE FIGHT AGAINST BRAIN DISEASE HEATS UP

In New Jerseys personal fight against alzheimer’s and dementia, The Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, in collaboration with New York University (NYU), has secured over $4.2 million in funding from the National Institutes on Aging (NIA) to establish the Resource Center for Alzheimer's and Dementia Research in Asian and Pacific Americans (RCASIA).

The Major Goals

The primary objective of this five-year grant-funded center is to advance research related to Alzheimer's disease and dementia, particularly in older Asian and Pacific Americans.

RCASIA is notably the first NIH-funded center dedicated to Alzheimer's and dementia research in New Jersey, as well as the first NIA Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) focused on these conditions in Asian and Pacific Americans. The center's key goals include:

Encouraging underrepresented scientists to engage in Alzheimer's and dementia research through novel mentoring and community engagement approaches.
Enhancing the impact of pilot studies involving older Asian and Pacific Americans through data sharing.
Serving as a national resource for linguistically and culturally validated tools to assess cognition, function, and care for Asian and Pacific Americans affected by Alzheimer's and dementia.

Why this specific group?

Although New Jersey has a large Asian population, at over 10% of total residents, language and cultural barriers have still limited the understanding of how Alzheimer's and dementia affect this community.

RCASIA aims to address this gap by collaborating with researchers, healthcare providers, and policymakers to meet the health and care needs of older Asian and Pacific American adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

The principal investigators of the center are Bei Wu, Dean's Professor in Global Health and vice dean for research at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, and William Hu, interim director of the Center for Healthy Aging at the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. They plan to leverage existing resources and research initiatives at Rutgers and NYU, as well as partnerships with other institutions, to further their Alzheimer's and dementia research efforts.

This center's partners include NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and The City University of New York. The center will also collaborate with Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers at NYU and the University of Pennsylvania to advance its educational and research missions.

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