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@levarburton
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The Hollywood Reporter
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"Literacy is our greatest freedom. We have to change things in our own corner of the universe, and hopefully, then policy will follow — but we can't wait": LeVar Burton and #TheRighttoRead's Jenny Mackenzie on the underbelly of the American literacy crisis thr.cm/GhluZ6I
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Karen Vaites
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“It’s a jaw-dropping inditement on the historical and present failings of the country’s educational & political leadership. But it’s also a passionate call to action to remove the hold one educational theory — whole language literacy — has had” on US Ed.
hollywoodreporter.com
LeVar Burton, ‘The Right to Read’ Director Jenny Mackenzie on the Underbelly of the American...
The doc's EP and helmer spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about their game-changing film screening at SXSW Edu and available to stream for free as part of National Read Across America Day.
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Right to Read CT
@read_ct
🎆 Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay! Don't miss your chance to watch this film by
@j_e_mackenzie
, "The Right to Read." It's executive produced by
@levarburton
, and it's available for FREE this week!!
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The Right to Read
@RightToReadFilm
THREAD: WATCH THE RIGHT TO READ ON NATIONAL READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY. In celebration of National Reading Month, The Right to Read will be available to all audiences for free online for one week.
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LeVar Burton
@levarburton
He was in my view, a bodhisattva, an enlightened Soul. 💜🙏🏾
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PBS NewsHour
@NewsHour
Today marks 20 years since Fred Rogers died. "I don't think anybody could ever fill Mr. Rogers' shoes. We can try. But he was one of a kind," writer Anthony Breznican told us in 2017. "And 'once in a lifetime' means once in a lifetime." to.pbs.org/3mckQQE
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@levarburton
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Mica Burton
@MicaBurton
Dad, I don’t know if it’s fate or a coincidence that the day our first project together launches is also your birthday, but to me it feels like the universe is giving you a huge birthday present. Happy birthday @levarburton! Sending love to big La Forge from little La Forge 💛🖤
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The Right to Read
@RightToReadFilm
“We talk a lot today about diversity and inclusion, but inequality and exclusion is baked into the DNA of this country. And we have done precious little to address it.” -
@levarburton
Read the full interview with LeVar and our director
@J_E_Mackenzie
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latimes.com
40 years after 'Reading Rainbow,' LeVar Burton is still fighting for literacy
Forty years after the launch of 'Reading Rainbow,' 'Star Trek' actor LeVar Burton is championing literacy programs for children with the documentary 'The Right to Read.'
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