State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi led the six-person race with 27.5% of the vote Tuesday night. The next closest candidates were ...

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

“LeVar Burton has helped shape the American imagination,” Vinson said, before awarding him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Visibly moved, ...

LeVar Burton plays a game of Wild Card with Rachel Martin. He talks about his changing definition of success, his mom's influence on him, and why he sees his job as simply being LeVar Burton.

Actor LeVar Burton was stunned to discover he had a secret White ancestor who served in the Confederate army when appearing on the PBS show, 'Finding Your Roots,' last week.

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 ...

LeVar Burton got a glimpse into his lineage in “Finding Your Roots” and discovered something about his ancestors that shocked him. The former “Reading Rainbow” host, freedom-to-read ...

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 and his wife Stephanie Cozart Burton at Pen America's 2019 Litfest Gala on Nov. 1, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Jerod Harris/Getty ...

Actor LeVar Burton made an incendiary comment against parental rights group, Moms for Liberty, while hosting the National Book Awards ceremony on Wednesday evening. The former host of the beloved ...

LEVAR BURTON: I'm looking forward to it. There are some things that I want to talk about in my opening remarks, I can tell you that. For me, being in that room is the Academy Awards for books.

LeVar Burton has spent much of his career encouraging children to read. Now he is urging them to listen — really listen. They can develop that skill, along with an ear for mysteries, in “Sound ...