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LeVar BurtonActor and Literacy Advocate
Beloved Former Host and Executive Producer of the PBS Children’s Program “Reading Rainbow”
“An Evening with Actor and Literacy Advocate LeVar Burton”
November 14, 2024
7 – 8:15 p.m. (EST) | Moderated Discussion and Q&A
ECU Main Campus Student Center Ballrooms
501 E. 10th St., Greenville, NC 27858
Buy Tickets Online beginning September 3, 2024.
Burton is an Emmy and Peabody award-winner known for his roles as Kunte Kinte in the 1977 ABC television miniseries “Roots” and as chief engineer Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
As a lifelong literacy advocate, Burton has dedicated decades to encouraging children to read. In 2017, the long-standing literacy nonprofit, Reading is Fundamental, acquired Burton’s Skybrary reading app to provide access to millions of children at home and school. Committed to improving children’s education through the latest pioneering technologies, Burton partnered with Osmo’s Reading Adventure, an innovative technology that uses speech recognition and digital storytelling to teach children to read. In 2023, he premiered his first documentary, “The Right to Read,” a film that positions the literacy crisis in America as a civil rights issue.
Most recently, Burton launched LeVar Burton Entertainment with a mission to create content that fosters empathy, champions diversity and builds community. Under this banner, Burton develops projects in film, television, podcasting and publishing. Now in its 13th season, his popular podcast, “LeVar Burton Reads,” has produced more than 200 episodes and boasts 25 million downloads.
Parking options for the Main Campus Student Center, 501 E. 10th St., Greenville, NC 27858, include the $1/hr. parking deck. The deck is located behind the Student Center along 10th Street and is accessible by turning down Student Center Way.
Individuals requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should call 252-737-1018 or email [email protected] at least 7 days before the event.
For more information or to donate to the series, visit https://voyages.ecu.edu/
Sponsored by:
Harvey S. Wooten; ECU Academic Library Services; Friends of the Sheppard Memorial Library; ECU College of Education; and the Whichard Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Event has limited attendance. Date/time/location is subject to change.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
ECU New Main Campus Student Center, 511 E 10th St, Greenville, NC 27858-3410, United States,Greenville, North Carolina
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