LeVar Burton on Roots, Truth-Telling & Education

0:00On April 2, 8, Lavar Burton hit The View to plug his new memoir, Take My Word for It, Dropping November 10th. He got real about the classic miniseries roots, saying it would face major pushback if pitched today amid all the book bans and resistance to tough history. He pointed out how we're dodging the truth these days, making it hard for stories like that to break through on air. Burton sees it as part of bigger nonsense in the public conversation. Whoopi Goldberg pushed back strong. Making everyone their roots started as oral tales passed down for generations. You can ban books or tear down signs, but those stories stick, no matter what. Burton flipped quick, owning that as a storyteller, his whole gig is keeping those narratives alive for kids down the line. Joy Behar jumped in too, urging him to keep going. From there, he tied it to our national habits, like blowing cash on wars while short-changing education for the next generation. It's a wake-up call, wrapped in his passion for truth-telling. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI.