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Pink to give away 2,000 banned books at Miami area concerts
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“Books have held a special joy for me from the time I was a child, and that’s why I am unwilling to stand by and watch while books are banned by schools," the singer said in a statement.
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Pink will give away 2,000 banned books at her South Florida shows this week in partnership with the literary and free expression advocacy group PEN America.
Pink plans to give banned books to fans who attend her Miami-area concerts. 'I am unwilling to stand by and watch while books are banned by schools,' she says.
“Books have held a special joy for me from the time I was a child, and that’s why I am unwilling to stand by and watch while books are banned by schools," the singer said in a statement.
The musician teamed up with PEN America and Florida bookstore Books & Books to combat book bans, especially those targeting authors who write about race and sexual identity, according to a news release.
Fans who attend the Miami and Sunrise, Florida, stops of the singer-songwriter's "Trustfall Tour" Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a copy of some of the books that have appeared on PEN America's Index of Banned Books.
Fans who attend the Miami and Sunrise, Florida, stops of the singer-songwriter's "Trustfall Tour" Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a copy of some of the books that have appeared on PEN America's Index of Banned Books.
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