Jason Reynolds is very active in the fight against censorship. He was named the inaugural Honorary Chair of Banned Book Week in 2021 and regularly speaks out and gives interviews about book challenges and censorship, especially since his books often appear on ALA's Top Ten Lists of Banned or Challenged books from year to year. In a press release from ALA announcing him as the Honorary Chair last year, Reynolds said the following about censorship:
“To censor a book is to damage the framework in which we live,” said Reynolds. “Any time we eliminate or wall off certain narratives, we are not getting a whole picture of the world in which we live. And navigating the world in a way that is closed-off, closed-minded, is poisonous. It means that we limit our vocabulary, which complicates how we communicate with one another. We have to celebrate stories and ensure that all books have a space on the shelves and the opportunity to live in the psyches of our children, as they grow into the human beings who will inherit this wonderful place." (Diaz, 2021).