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NegativeNull @lemmy.world

10mo ago

LeVar Burton was awarded the National Humanities Medal for his impact as an actor and literacy advocate.

LeVar Burton Receives Massive Government Honor

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/45628392

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zabadoh @ani.social

10mo ago

LeVar Burton was awarded the National Humanities Medal for his impact as an actor and literacy advocate.

popculture.com /celebrity/news/levar-burton-receives-massive-government-honor/

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At this point, the man deserves life time achievement awards especially for literacy advocacy since to my knowledge he's never taken a break from that.
- Totally agree. Presidential Medal of Freedom is not unjustified.
  
  He is a TV icon and progressive pioneer for Roots, Reading Rainbow, and Star Trek. He is a champion of black rights and normalizing black people being educators. He has influenced millions to read more and become more educated and literate.
  It’s a sin he hasn’t been given one already.
As always a great example for humanity.
- Unless you want dating tips.
  
  "It's bullshit, man, it's just bullshit."
Dude was my hero and role model growing up. Loved watching startrek and reading rainbow because of him.
Never mind Reading Rainbow. He really needs an award for improving the lives of everyone on the Internet:
The man has been a tireless advocate for literacy, that's for sure.
But, looking at that thumbnail, it is entirely unacceptable that he keeps looking mpre handsome as he ages. Ffs, sir, you're making the rest of us look bad.
- No kidding, he and Michael Dorn are textbook examples of aging like wine.
Does anyone know if I can buy the full reading rainbow series somewhere? I have tried looking but haven't found it.
- It's free. https://archive.org/details/ReadingRainbowTVSeries
  
  You're awesome!! Thank you!!
- Hmm I'd like to know that too.
I wish I was LeVar Burton

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