Sabrina Baêta

Sabrina Baêta is a prominent advocate for freedom of expression and is currently the senior manager for PEN America’s Freedom to Read program, where she highlights the critical importance of preserving diverse narratives in literature. In recent discussions surrounding book bans in US public schools, Baêta has emphasized that such censorship disproportionately affects historically marginalized groups, including people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. Her work focuses on combating the harmful effects of targeted censorship on young people's understanding of diverse identities and histories.