Howard University has announced that actor and literacy advocate LeVar Burton will serve as the keynote speaker for its 157th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025, on The Yard.

A life-long education advocate LeVar Burton is well suited to deliver Howard's 157th commencement. Howard University will hold its 157th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025 ...

LeVar Burton, renowned literacy champion and celebrated actor, will deliver the keynote address at Howard University’s 157th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The announcement ...

LeVar Burton is making his way to Washington, D.C. for a special affair. The actor and director has been named the keynote speaker for Howard University’s 157th commencement ceremony.

Actor, director, producer and podcaster LeVar Burton will narrate the new audiobook for The Martian Chronicles, set to be published on July 1. The 1950 novel charts the fictional journey of a ...

That said, meeting LeVar Burton one sunny morning in Altadena did not disappoint. I do remember watching the soul-searing miniseries “Roots” in 1977. I was 8, and we watched the eight-night ...

Peabody, Emmy, and Grammy-Award winner LeVar Burton will serve as the Commencement orator. He will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Graduates from the university’s ...

That said, meeting LeVar Burton one sunny morning in Altadena did not disappoint. I do remember watching the soul-searing miniseries “Roots” in 1977. I was 8, and we watched the eight-night saga as a ...

LeVar Burton, who composed a foreword to a new edition of “Parable of the Sower.” “Octavia’s words have inspired, uplifted, reminded, guided us for decades. One of the things that is ...