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Actor, director, producer and author LeVar Burton has done a lot in his career. From playing the iconic “Kunta Kinte” in the TV series Roots or…

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After reaching its $1 million goal in just one day, LaVar Burton’s 35-day “Reading Rainbow” Kickstarter campaign has come to an end, collecting a total of $5.4 million, according to Mashable. The donations from 105,855 backers will be used to bring Burton’s TV classic to a new generation of readers by building a web version […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeVar Burton’s “Reading Rainbow” fundraising effort is getting a boost from a generous pal, Seth MacFarlane. MacFarlane has promised to match up to $1 million in pledges made on the Kickstarter website, Burton said in a statement Thursday. MacFarlane’s offer is in effect through 3 p.m. EDT on July 2, when […]

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The classic children’s program, “Reading Rainbow,” will reach a new generation of readers thanks to a groundbreaking Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1 million dollars…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeVar Burton’s fundraising effort to bring “Reading Rainbow” to the online masses is a by-the-book success. The goal of raising $1 million by July 2 was reached within hours of the campaign’s launch Wednesday on Kickstarter, according to the website. More than 34,000 donors had pledged $1.6 million and counting as […]

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Levar Burton is speaking out about Romney’s attack on the Public Broadcasting Service. The former Reading Rainbow host told reporters that the Republican presidential candidate would be taking away a valuable education resource for children if he cut funding to PBS. "I am personally outraged that any serious contender for the White House would target […]