I said what I meant and I meant what I said!
On the push to ban some children’s books, @levarburton tells #TheView, “I’ll be absolutely candid and honest. It’s embarrassing that we are banning books in this country; in this culture; in this day and age.”
“Read the books they’re banning. That’s where the good stuff is!”
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I have said many times over these past weeks that no matter the outcome, I’ve won. The outpouring of love and support from family, friends, and fans alike has been incredible! If love is the ultimate blessing and I believe that it is, I am truly blessed beyond measure. 🙏🏾
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THANK YOU... to all y’all for your passionate support! I am overjoyed, excited, and eager to be guest-hosting Jeopardy!, and will do my utmost best to live up to your faith you in me. YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE! Go ahead and take my word for it, this time.
We can finally tell you! Here is the final group of guest hosts to close out Season 37:
• Robin Roberts
• George Stephanopoulos
• David Faber
• Joe Buck
• LeVar Burton!
bit.ly/Guest-Host-Schedule
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I remember when I believed that character,
integrity and reasonable degree of truthfulness were prerequisite for becoming a United States, Senator.
I miss those days.
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Even if nothing comes from it, I can’t tell how much how I appreciate all y’alls love and support! 🙏🏾♥️
Petition · Make LeVar Burton the next host of Jeopardy! · Change.org change.org/p/sony-pictures-e…
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James Earl Jones… there will never be another of his particular combination of graces.
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Dear White America,
As difficult and disturbing as it is to see police officers using violent and excessive force to subdue peaceful protesters, do NOT look away! If these images make your blood boil... welcome to the struggle.
Sincerely,
Kunta
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I have not seen the video. Those who love me most have urged me not to. One of the truths playing Kunta Kinte taught me is that the dehumanization of Black people was necessary to the success of our enslavement.
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Happy Sunday to all y’all who grew up on the show! 🙏🏾
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True reconciliation and healing can only come as a result of justice being served.
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To all of the verified Twitter Blue vigilantes who feel duty bound to educate me about:
a) Africans enslaving other Africans.
b) Black on Black crime in America, or
c) How my privilege makes me somehow less Black.
Please f*ck all the way off!
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Happy February, y’all… and remember, Black History IS American history, no matter how committed some are to erasing it!
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On my way to Philly to do whatever I can on this last weekend of the campaign… #bydhttmwfi
#Harris_Walz2024
#ifyoustillhaveone
#VoteYourConscience
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You don’t reach this point without the help of a lot of people. Thank you family, friends and fans for a lifetime of stories and storytelling.
I am honored. #bydhttmwfi
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Whoa…😲
LeVar Burton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Emmys theroot.com/levar-burton-to-…
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Y’all, with the passing of #BettyWhite we have lost one of the best humans ever!
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What a way to begin my day...🙏🏾♥️✊🏾😁
Oh, and good morning y’all!
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Happy Birthday, Patrick! You are and always will be, in my estimation, as cool as cucumber soup.
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What makes these Con weekends so great is hanging with folks I really like and don’t get to see as often as I’d enjoy. Always good to see @TheCarlWeathers!
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Words of the day; bleach, blond, bad, built, butch and body… #bydhttmwfi
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Sometimes we f*ck around and find out. #bydhttmwfi
You never know when the person you're tweeting about is paying attention.
ALT Thread on these screenshots with tweets between @levarburton and @stephenbattaglio starts here: https://twitter.com/variety/status/1438915269343076352?s=21
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32 years ago today I made the best decision of my life and married @StephanieCozart. Happy Anniversary, Sweetie. Even though we are on opposite sides of the country today our love endures! ♥️♥️♥️
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I am still in the thrall of last night. Truly, one of the best days of my life… bydhttmwfi
Proud of my hubby ♥️We just left the Oval Office where President Biden awarded him the medal of Excellence in Humanities for the work he’s done in the field of literature and expression in arts. He’s the best of us. 💋
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29 years ago today @StephanieCozart and I jumped the broom. Spoiler alert: They lived happily ever after… ♥️🥂♥️
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I just met Joni Mitchell, y’all and my heart is still racing! I can’t explain to you how much her music has enhanced my soul!
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I’m not crying, y’all are crying! 😭
#bydhttmwfi
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I cast my vote for decency, integrity, and principled leadership… #bydhttmwfi
#Election2024
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Please, tell me where this is.
💜🙏🏾
@JEKS_NC putting the finishing touches on the @levarburton portion of his mural.
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Hey y’all, this is happening! variety.com/2021/tv/news/lev…
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My brother, @questlove just won an @Grammy for, #SummerofSoul for which he won an Oscar last Sunday. Who’s having a better week than him…?
(hint)
Nobody!
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So grateful and humbled. Thank you everyone for this opportunity of a lifetime. Thank you to the folks at Jeopardy! and the Sony team and to the contestants. What a week!
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Happy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north who luckily still live in a nation that believes in women’s reproductive rights!
#HappyCanadaDay
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Mornin, y’all!
30 years ago today I jumped the broom with my beloved, @StephanieCozart, and it has turned out to be the finest decision of my life and although I didn’t know it then, the other folks in the photo would become indispensable members of my family! ♥️🙏🏾♥️ #bydhttmwfi
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I said it and I stand by it... #bydhttmwfi
.@levarburton: “In terms of cancel culture, I think it’s misnamed. I think we have a consequence culture and consequences are finally encompassing everybody.” #TheView
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Leaving this here in the event the powers that be are listening... change.org/p/sony-pictures-e…
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Happy Sunday, y’all!
This morning, I feel like I am taking the first step toward recovering from the impact these past six years have had on me.
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Whether we deserve her or not, I’m exceedingly glad she loves us!
🙏🏾♥️🙏🏾
Breaking Good News Alert:
Dolly Parton's Dollywood Parks & Resorts has announced it will pay all tuition costs, fees, and books for employees who pursue higher education.
It includes all part-time, full-time, and seasonal employees from day one on the job.
♥️🎶
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Slavery, the Holocaust, the Movement for Civil Rights...this moment is but another in a chain of opportunities to choose what you stand for.
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My new gig... #bydhttmwfi
Officially starting the @levarburton for literally everything campaign…
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Ban willful ignorance, not books!
#ReadBannedBooks
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A Covid compliant, socially distanced and masked observation of the 80th Birthday of a legend and a friend. #bydhttmwfi
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Because, none of us can be free until all of us are free…#juneteenth
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Stepping out grown folks style with the wife, @StephanieCozart, for the first time in a minute. We’re headed to the DGA Awards.
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Here’s what we’re NOT going to do! We are not going to equate these impeachment proceedings with kidnapping, mutilation and murder, motivated by white supremacist’s privilege to engage in acts of terror against Black people with impunity from justice!
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Happy 31st Anniversary to my beloved, @StephanieCozart!
31 years wed, 35 years together.
In truth, my longest sustained relationship before we started dating lasted one year. This woman taught me what love looks like.
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My elder sister @lettybgood is in the house. We haven’t been together for damn near 2 years!
#Family
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...and I hope I never do!
Not to be dramatic but I’m pretty sure LeVar Burton is the only public figure alive that I can recall watching as a child that hasn’t let me down🤓🌈📚
#SundayThoughts
#justsaying
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We met during my first 5 minutes in show business. He was always gracious and giving. He have me a cat once from a litter his cat had. For years I had a black manx cat I had named, Regis!
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the state of race relations in America. One thing I learned from the success of ROOTS (if you don’t know, you better ask somebody) 42 years ago, was the power of storytelling as a way to bridge the gap between races.
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The good news is that I’m working. The crazy news is that I’m working in Hawai’i… #bydhttmwfi
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For the past week my account has been held for ransom by low-life cretins, until now. Much love to everyone who helped to restore my right to my own account.
Also, it's my Birthday! So... an unexpected gift.
#bydhttmwfi
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I have no words… #bydhttmwfi
For his impact as an actor, a literacy advocate, and a storyteller – LeVar Burton is a 2023 National Humanities Medal recipient.
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Still blows my mind! My hometown did this 2 years ago today.
#sacramentoproud
#bydhttmwfi
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NEW: Kids are picking up free copies of banned books outside the Texas State Capitol.
#MarchForEducation
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Please join me in wishing a most Happy Birthday to my twin @BrentSpiner!
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Read the indictment! It’ll take you 10-15 minutes. Certainly you can spare 15 minutes!
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Not everyday the @nytimes devotes this much ink (pixels) to you.
😎🤣
nytimes.com/interactive/2021…
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LeVar Burton replaces Drew Barrymore as National Book Awards host : NPR npr.org/2023/10/13/120569300…
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