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[-] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 4 weeks 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.

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Totally agree. Presidential Medal of Freedom is not unjustified.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks 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.

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