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BET Current: LeVar Burton Tapped to Deliver Howard University’s 2025 Commencement Address

The beloved actor, literacy advocate, and cultural icon will speak to graduates on the Yard during the university’s 157th commencement ceremony.
04/16/2025

LeVar Burton Tapped to Deliver Howard University’s 2025 Commencement Address

The beloved actor, literacy advocate, and cultural icon will speak to graduates on the Yard during the university’s 157th commencement ceremony.
04/11/2025

LeVar Burton Claps Back at Caller’s Claim of Not Being Racist Due to Kunta Kinte Tattoo

Burton took to social media to challenge a caller who suggested that Kamala Harris's rise to Vice President was due to "woke" culture and claimed he wasn't racist because of his tattoo of an enslaved African.
07/25/2024
Stephanie Cozart Burton and LeVar Burton attend Variety's Family Entertainment awards at the West Hollywood EDITION on December 08, 2022 in West Hollywood, California.

LeVar Burton Celebrates His 66th Birthday With A Heartfelt Tribute From His Wife Of 30 Years: ‘My Breath Of LIFE’

See how the couple dressed up for LeVar’s big day!
02/16/2023

'Jeopardy!': LeVar Burton Says He Was ‘Wrecked’ After Not Getting Hosting Gig

“Experiencing a very public defeat — humiliation, if you will — was sobering,” he shared in a new interview airing on June 1 at 9 p.m. ET on Newsy.
06/01/2022

LeVar Burton Lands Role In ‘Blindspotting’ Season Two

The actor will also reprise his role as Geordi La Forge in ‘Star Wars: Picard” Final Season
04/18/2022
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LeVar Burton To Host Scripps National Spelling Bee

“I want to normalize the pursuit of knowledge,” he says.
12/17/2021

LeVar Burton Is Set To Host A Game Show And It Isn’t ‘Jeopardy’

The new show involves trivia.
11/17/2021

‘F*ck Around And Find Out’: LeVar Burton Blasts Rude Journalist Over ‘Jeopardy!’ Tweets

He made sure to make things clear.
09/18/2021

Mike Richards Steps Down As ‘Jeopardy!’ Host As Video Resurfaces Of Alex Trebek Choosing Laura Coates As His Replacement

Alex Trebek actually suggested a Black woman for the job.
08/20/2021

Watch: LeVar Burton’s Daughter Hilariously Teases Him About Hosting ‘Jeopardy!’

Mica loves her dad being part of the show.
07/29/2021