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Rhiannon12866

(222,238 posts) Sat Oct 7, 2023, 01:16 AM Oct 2023

LeVar Burton on book bans: Dystopia of 'Fahrenheit 451' is now reality - The Last Word - MSNBC

Literacy advocate and actor LeVar Burton joins MSNBC's Ali Velshi during Banned Book Week to discuss Burton's work advocating for people to read banned books which he says will teach us about others' lived experiences making us more empathetic people. - Aired on 10/06/2023.

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LeVar Burton on book bans: Dystopia of 'Fahrenheit 451' is now reality - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 OP

He is a USC grad if I am not mistaken. BootinUp Oct 2023 #1

And he was the long-time host of the iconic "Reading Rainbow" Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #2

I still havent watched the above, but another thought BootinUp Oct 2023 #3

BootinUp

(49,035 posts)

1. He is a USC grad if I am not mistaken.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 01:44 AM

Oct 2023

yep.

As a teen, Burton, who was raised Catholic,[9] entered St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Galt, California, intending to become a priest.[10] At 17, questioning the Catholic faith, he changed his vocation to acting, and at 19, while an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, he won a starring role in the 1977 television miniseries Roots.[9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVar_Burton

Rhiannon12866

(222,238 posts)

2. And he was the long-time host of the iconic "Reading Rainbow"

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 01:49 AM

Oct 2023

So he was the perfect choice in this effort to push back against book bans...

BootinUp

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3. I still havent watched the above, but another thought

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 01:57 AM

Oct 2023

about how he is an excel. choice, being so familiar with sci-fi scenarios I think he may be a dystopia expert.

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