Sabrina Baêta

Senior Program Manager, Freedom to Read

Sabrina Baêta is a senior program manager with Freedom to Read at PEN America. She engages in research and awareness-building around censorship attacks on public K-12 education, especially as it relates to literature accessibility in libraries and classrooms. Sabrina graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Music in Voice, and then from the University of Central Florida with a Master of Nonprofit Management. She is a poet, essayist, and writer and prior to PEN America, worked in educational publishing and in a variety of performing arts and education nonprofits.


Articles by Sabrina Baêta

U.S. Free ExpressionBanned Books
Thursday May 29

Pride Month: A Banned Book Reading List

The last two years have seen unmitigated attacks on LGBTQ+ content in public school libraries, with 26% of banned books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes. For Pride month, PEN America recommends books that center LGBTQ+ stories and authors.

Banned BooksU.S. Free Expression
Monday September 23

Memo on School Book Bans from PEN America

The final count for the 2023-2024 school year will be released later this fall along with a public Index of School Book Bans.

Florida
Friday December 1

Yes, Florida Bans Books: Why Can’t Gov. Ron DeSantis Read His Own List?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed that book bans in his state were a “false narrative.” Don’t take our word for it that Florida bans books – take DeSantis’.