Burton says he is proud to be Stoney’s namesake, and that Stoney embodies the values he’s spent much of his life advocating ...

Deep Space Nine broke the same television rule twice—and actually pulled it off. Star Trek shows have their own specific set ...

And LeVar Burton has done that over and over. He got his big break when he was just 19 years old, starring as Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries Roots. There had never been a depiction of American ...

It is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country — and its most devoted supporters say not enough people ...

Former Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton has been announced as the host of the National Book Awards, which are set to take place on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in New York City, per Deadline. This ...

Actor LeVar Burton experienced massive success early in life. In a round of Wild Card with Rachel Martin, he says his definition of success has had to change over time. Each week, a well-known ...

It turns out that LeVar Burton’s passion for literacy comes from a long familial legacy. During a recent appearance on PBS’ “Finding Your Roots,” the actor discovered information about his ...

Sitting in a booth at a Hollywood coffee shop across from LeVar Burton, there’s no denying the passion in his eyes when he talks about literacy and how reading is not only a tool that unlocks ...

He left PEOPLE in 2023. LeVar Burton learned a profound lesson last year when he lost out on his dream of being named the new permanent host of Jeopardy! Although he was eager to succeed the late ...

LeVar Burton just took a look at his family tree and was shocked by what he found. The "Reading Rainbow" host appeared on the latest episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots," where he discovered that ...

LeVar Burton got hit with a one-two punch while tracing his family's ancestry on the Jan. 16 episode of PBS' hit series "Finding Your Roots." Burton rose to fame as a child actor in the TV ...

In 2019, LeVar Burton gave fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation the ultimate throwback – while celebrating a very special day in his life. “27 years ago today, I jumped the broom with ...