Found the drake version of this on LinkedIn and decided to remake it with a less toxic character.

#meme #tech #startrekmeme #levarburton #usb

In this video LeVar Burton admits to being filled with rage at what white people did to his ancestors, and I assume, at the ongoing racism that exists in his country.

Yet Burton had no problems with showcasing Israel, a country that has spent the past 75+ years ethnically cleansing the indigenous people of Palestine, on his show Reading Rainbow, and is on record for two-siding the violence, as if oppressed, occupied people are to blame for fighting for their survival.

The dissonance of liberals makes no sense.

#LeVarBurton #KuntaKinte #Slavery #WhiteSupremacy #Racism #US #Israel #Democrats #Liberals

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the legendary @levarburton.bsky.social — our #Geordi, the iconic #KuntaKinte of #Roots, and host of the #PBS series #ReadingRainbow. Throwback here to Orlando’s #MagicCon and hosting a #TNG 25th reunion event in 2012. #startrek #drtrek #trekland #levarburton #geordilaforge
LeVar Burton (@levarburton.bsky.social)

Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi

Bluesky Social

Happy Birthday to #LeVarBurton, here with double Riker trouble on #TV in Star Trek The Next Generation, Second Chances (1993) S6 E24

https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2024/03/18/star-trek-the-next-generation-second-chances-1993-s6-e24/

TV… Star Trek The Next Generation, Second Chances (1993) S6 E24

The two Frakes… On a mission, Commander Will Riker returns to Nervala IV, where he encounters his exact genetic double. On return to the Enterprise, this double wants to take up from where he…

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From the #SciFi5 Archive: #LeVarBurton was born on this day in 1957! Learn more about him in just 5 minutes, #BYDHTTMWFI. #StarTrek #TNG #nerdlyfe https://sci-fi-5.libsyn.com/levar-burton-february-16-1957
Sci-Fi 5: LeVar Burton - February 16, 1957

As a kid, he was an Army brat with a love of comic books. As an adult, he has worked non-stop in front of and behind the camera while share his passion for reading with children. Sci-Fi 5 wishes LeVar Burton a happy birthday! for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Holly Amos Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry

LeVar Burton Says “Arts Are Above Politics” Amid Trump’s Kennedy Center Overhaul

“I don’t believe that arts should be a part of a political conversation,” the former 'Reading Rainbow' host told The Hollywood Reporter at The Creative Coalition's inaugural National Arts Advocacy Summit, adding that the "arts are at risk." 

The Hollywood Reporter
#book #bannedbooks #reading #library #levarburton #Geordi #startrek #readingrainbow #USpol #uspolitics
*Most likely photoshopped, but I seriously doubt Mr. Burton would mind.

January 24, 1977 - The TV mini-series ''Roots,'' based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on ABC.

The story followed an African sold into slavery, and his family’s history through emancipation. It won numerous awards and drew an enormous and broad-based audience (third-highest Nielsen ratings ever for its final episode). 85 percent of all Americans watched at least some part of the series.

#Roots #AlexHaley #LeVarBurton

LeVar Burton, Alison Brie, Scott Derrickson Among Supporters of Petition Urging Increased Production Incentives Amid L.A. Fires
#Variety #News #AlisonBrie #LAFires #LeVarBurton

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/la-fires-production-stay-in-la-petition-1236284847/

LeVar Burton, Alison Brie Sign Petition for More Production Incentives

In the wake of the L.A. fires, proposals include uncapping the tax incentive for productions that shoot in L.A. county for the next three years.

Variety