A children's book about Roberto Clemente has been removed from Florida's Duval County Schools while they review its content for young readers.

Roberto Clemente book approved for use in Florida public schools following review over discrimination references. The book was among the more than 1.5 million titles that had to be “covered or ...

Roberto Clemente Jr. said the book is about his dad's upbringing, his time with the Pirates, and humanitarian work. Part of the book discusses the racism Roberto Clemente was subjected to.

“Roberto Clemente: The Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates,” a 2005 book by Dormont’s Jonah Winter that was illustrated by Raúl Colón, is one of about 7,000 titles that had been reviewed and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Baseball icon Roberto Clemente is getting the biopic treatment from producer Jonah Hirsch (Resistance: 1942, First) and actor/producer AJ Muñoz in collaboration with the Clemente family.

Also removed was “Roberto Clemente: The Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates,” a 2005 book by Dormont’s Jonah Winter. The 32-page book references racism Clemente sometimes endured.

The ignorance is the point. Kids books about Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente get censored | Opinion If politicians, school officials and parents think that kids books about Hank Aaron and Roberto ...

And it’s far from the only book to do so. Jonah Winter wrote “Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates” partly because of his childhood admiration of Clemente’s on-field prowess ...

A book about late Afro-Puerto Rican MLB legend Roberto Clemente can't be found in the shelves of public school libraries in Florida's Duval County these days.

On and off the field, Clemente wowed and inspired many, and became a Latin American hero. Now, a book by Clemente’s family about Roberto’s life is set to be turned into a biopic.

Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente, left, gets a hand from Mets' Willie Mays after he belted his 3,000th hit in Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 1972. Children's author Jonah Winter, who writes books ...

Roberto Clemente book returned to shelves in Florida 00:26. FLORIDA (KDKA) - A children's book about Roberto Clemente is being returned to school library shelves in Florida.