{"id":22315,"date":"2026-07-30T19:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22315"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:49:16","slug":"stephen-colbert-wins-an-anti-censorship-award-after-cbs-ends-the-late-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22315","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends &#8216;The Late Show&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">NEW YORK &#8212; <\/span>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377\">Stephen Colbert,<\/a> whose 11-year run as host of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d was defined in part by his feud with President <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, has received an \u201canti-censorship\u201d award from a foundation established by the author-playwright-publisher <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/db3c9d7573334b55a651d7ceba4dc66b\">Ishmael Reed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Colbert was among the recipients of the 47th annual American Book Awards. They were announced Wednesday by the Before Columbus Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California, that champions diversity in U.S. literature and culture. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">CBS ended Colbert&#8217;s program in May, removing a high-profile platform for one of Trump&#8217;s most <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colbert-talarico-cbs-trump-fcc-014a0531715f098fbcd7902476a22590\">prominent critics<\/a>. The network cited economic reasons for its decision. Colbert and others have questioned that explanation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The foundation also honored a wide range of literary releases, from Nicholas Boggs&#8217; \u201cBaldwin,\u201d a biography of James Baldwin; to John Fugelsang&#8217;s religious critique \u201cSeparation of Church and Hate\u201d to the poetry collection \u201cVariations in Blue,\u201d by Adela Najarro. Novelist-playwright Karen Tei Yamashita received a lifetime achievement prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Colbert shares his anti-censorship prize with one of the country&#8217;s top independent booksellers, Mitchell Kaplan, founder of Books <!-- -->&amp;<!-- --> Books in Coral Gables, Florida. Longtime Grove\/Atlantic publisher Morgan Entrekin, as well as Roger Malina, executive editor of the academic journal Leonardo, received editor\/publisher awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">&#8220;The American Book Awards were created to provide recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America\u2019s diverse literary community,&#8221; the foundation&#8217;s announcement reads in part. \u201cThe award winners range from well-known and established writers to under-recognized authors and first works. There are no quotas for diversity; the winners list simply reflects it as a natural process.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK &#8212; NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Stephen Colbert, whose 11-year run as host of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d was defined in part by his feud with President Donald Trump, has received an \u201canti-censorship\u201d award from a foundation established by the author-playwright-publisher Ishmael Reed. 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