The President of the United States has implemented several bans since the resumption of office earlier this year, such as trans athletes in female sports, but not many would have had literature on their list of priorities.
The former NFL star, Emmanuel Acho the government Again to “ban” his debut novel, “uncomfortable conversations with a black man” after he Retired from the Naval Academy Public Library.
Linebacker-Turned’s ex-author, Author, that was before dating to actress Yvonne annuli orjiIt has become three times the New York Times since hanging its boots in 2015, after a injuries in injuries that includes spells with the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles. It all started by 2020 in the middle Protests nationally after George Floyd’s murderWhen Achho launched a YouTube series – he carried the same name as his first book – Reply compete-The questions related to white viewers.
Soon, Oprah Winfrey called and book An agreement followed, with Achho launched his debut novel on November 10, 2020. About five and a half years later, however, the 34 -year -old had been informed that “uncomfortable conversations with a black man” had been banned abruptly by the United States Naval Academy.
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Carrying his Instagram The account of April 6, Acho shared a video that revealed the news, so he admitted that his main concern was that “hundreds of hours” he had “worked” tediously and tirelessly “in his book, but the theme of living in” a society that is currently intentionally eliminating some pieces of literature from our libraries “.
A subtitle of the video had read: “Sad: my first New York Times seller, uncomfortable conversations with a black man, has been banned and retired from the Naval Academy Public Library. If I can be vulnerable with all, this is a wealthy, not because it is my book, but because I became a book based on books I read as a kid.”
Shortly afterwards, US Naval Academy confirmed Had removed 381 books from library shelvesOrientation work linked to diversity, equity and inclusion (Dei). The purge, ordered by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsethfollowed Donald Trump-era Executive orders Prohibiting the content of DEI in federal agencies.
The following week, Achho returned with more criticism to the ban on his book, Sharing another video of him talking about his social media Pages in which he said, “Baning a book does not erase pain. It does not erase injustice … It only shows how uncomfortable that it is the truth. And maybe it is the point.”
Since then, many fans have supported Acho buying their book in response to the United States Naval Academy’s decision to ban it. “You are not only reading, you resist. Not only does it support me, but what is most important, you are supporting the truth, justice and power of a conversation,” Achho said in a heart message.
However, there have been those who criticized the first Nfl The player has been banned from the player to claim his book, claiming that he had just been eliminated by a library, instead of being withdrawn in general. On Tuesday, Achho took the opportunity to hit those who have doubted him again.
Came after he had uploaded a clip of himself to x (before Twitter) discussing the topic of Philadelphia Eagles Star Jalen hurts by jumping that of your team Visit to the White House On Monday. While Achho made it clear that he had no problem The 26 -year decision to loseHe did so with the racial gaps that have directed as a result.
“However, as someone who has his book on historical racial inequalities has been banned by our government, I also think that Saquon has to understand the repercussions,” added Achho. In a follow-up tweet, he said, “For those who try to correct me, the author, in my book, is forbidden. Allow me to save the problems, I wrote 4 books (3 best nyt vendors). My first book,” uncomfortable conversations with a black man “has been banned by the naval academy’s public library.”
Attached was a screenshot of a list of books removed from the Nimitz Library, where Acho’s debut novel is clearly indicated at number two. If he was not clear enough, he even added a red arrow to make it clear where he said that his novel was no longer on the institution’s shelves.
Along with Acho’s book, “How to be an anti -racist” by Irram X. Kendi, “I know why the caged bird sings” by Maya Angelou, “White Rage” by Carol Anderson and “Bodies Inservation” by Elizabeth Reis have also been extracted from public access. According to the New York Times, Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” is kept on the shelf, as he does “The Bell Curve”.