LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton is an American actor and television host best known for two iconic roles: Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries *Roots* and the host of *Reading Rainbow*, the children's literacy program he fronted for over two decades.
He also played Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge in *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.
His name evokes reading advocacy and 1980s-90s educational television: LeVar Burton taught a generation of kids to love books.
Non-profit educational broadcaster
- literacyAbility to read, write
- hostOne receiving guests
- bookBound written work
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
children's television · educational programming · butterfly · theme song · imagination · library · episode · recommendation
Ability to read, write
- educationSystematic development of mind
- readingInterpreting written text
- childrenYoung human beings
- role modelPerson others emulate
philanthropist · mentor · empowerment · access · learning · books · inspiration · public speaking
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
- slaveryOwnership of people
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
Alex Haley · plantation · history · drama · television · Emmy · breakthrough · 1977
Named vessel or brand
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- PicardStarfleet commanding officer
- DataCollected facts for analysis
- StarfleetFederation's exploratory military
Next Generation · warp drive · holodeck · transporter · tricorder · Federation · Klingon · Romulan
Brief prose narratives
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- narratorOne who tells events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- voiceSound from throat
listener · episode · speculative fiction · sci-fi · anthology · production · interview
PBS
Non-profit educational broadcaster
children's television · storytelling · educational programming · butterfly · theme song · imagination · library · episode · recommendation · viewer
literacy
Ability to read, write
role model · philanthropist · mentor · empowerment · access · learning · books · inspiration · public speaking · ambassador
Kunta Kinte
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
- slaveryOwnership of people
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
Alex Haley · Africa · plantation · history · drama · television · Emmy · breakthrough · 1977 · ABC
Enterprise
Named vessel or brand
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- PicardStarfleet commanding officer
- DataCollected facts for analysis
Starfleet · Next Generation · warp drive · holodeck · transporter · tricorder · Federation · Klingon · Romulan · Borg
short fiction
Brief prose narratives
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- narratorOne who tells events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
voice · listener · episode · speculative fiction · sci-fi · anthology · production · interview
- Star Trek PeopleWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols
- educatorseducator, teacher, teachers, professor, instructor
- Kids' TVMister Rogers, Big Bird, Elmo, Dora, Blue
LeVar BurtonAlex Jones
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