A suburban Alabama community is rallying behind a Black author after the school district rescinded an invitation to have him speak and read his books at local elementary schools during Black History Month. Florida school district begins 'cataloging' books to comply with DeSantis-backed law However, Fowler, the school district superintendent, told CNN the issue is not about the content of Barnes’ books, which Fowler said are found in libraries and classrooms across the district, but posts he had made on social media. Barnes says he feels overwhelming gratitude for the community’s response: “I can’t say thank you enough,” he said, adding he hopes the story will inspire people to pay attention to the censorship and banning of books in other states