• jawa21
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    2429 days ago

    At this point, the man deserves life time achievement awards especially for literacy advocacy since to my knowledge he’s never taken a break from that.

    • NegativeNullOPM
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      1329 days ago

      Totally agree. Presidential Medal of Freedom is not unjustified.

      • @aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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        728 days ago

        He is a TV icon and progressive pioneer for Roots, Reading Rainbow, and Star Trek. He is a champion of black rights and normalizing black people being educators. He has influenced millions to read more and become more educated and literate.

        It’s a sin he hasn’t been given one already.