Nov 17, 2023
Screenshot/CitizenFreePress/Twitter LeVar Burton appeared to threaten Moms for Liberty, the parental rights advocacy group, during an opening statement Wednesday night at the National Book Awards Ceremony. The National Book Awards is an annual event put on by the National Book Foundation meant to "celebrate the best literature published in the United States." One of winners included Justin Torres' "radical queer novel" titled, "Blackouts." "Are there any Moms for Liberty in the house? No? Good. Then hands will not need to be thrown tonight," Burton said to thundering applause. (RELATED: Biden Admin Announces Investigation Of 'Anti-Muslim' And Antisemitic Schools During Ongoing Israel-Hamas Conflict) In an update posted on the foundation's website, the National Book Foundation said speeches in the past have been, "poignant, funny, moving, at times political." "Political statements, if made, are by no means unpreceden
