PALMER — When the Mat-Su Borough School Board voted 5-2 to pass an amendment preventing the use of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou, “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller, “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison and “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in MSBSD high schools, a trio of musicians with Mat-Su roots took notice.

Valley-grown Grammy winning recording artists Portugal. The Man jumped in to offer their assistance for students who desire to read these books and began a barrage of social media posts criticizing the school board’s decision.



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