A group of about 40 attendees filled every seat in Room 280 of the J. Paul Leonard Library to hear from panelists and discuss books that some may consider worthy of censorship. San Francisco State University held its first event of this year’s Banned Books Week, “From Banned Books to Banned Histories — 57 Years of Struggle for Ethnic Studies,” on Tuesday. This year’s Banned Books Week at SFSU is a collaboration between the Africana studies department and the J. Paul Leonard Library. The nationwide event was launched in 1982 and runs annually, a week either in late September or early October. The event focuses on encouraging students to object to traditional thoughts and patterns, while also celebrating the creation of the first College of Ethnic Studies in the country. Panelists Katya Irvin, Ysabel Grant, Celeste Williams, Jada Staley and Sarahi Rodriguez-Yannacone presented various banned books, including “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou and “I Am Not Your Perfect M...