Posted on 04/06/2016 7:52:35 AM PDT by rktman
LeVar Burton was initially skeptical of remaking "Roots," the groundbreaking miniseries that launched his career in 1977.
But Burton, who played a young Kunta Kinte, overcame those concerns after seeing the educational value in helping the new generation of Americans better relate to the plight of slaves and African-American history, particularly after the election of Barack Obama, the United States' first black president.
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Also played for the Detroit Tigers. (The Ron LeFlore Story)
Missed it the first time. And I’ve never missed an opportunity to miss it since.
Pretty good resume for a former slave!
Chances of that happening the same as chances of scientists coming forward with truth on AGW.
Levar Burton can wear his earring in the remake.
http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/i/2012/10/24/Levar-Burton_0.jpg
I’ve got a black cat named Toby
You’ll hear “that word” more often in a rap album than you will in the whole 12 hours of “Roots”. We gonna call rappers “raciss” too? Never mind, I already do, but for other reasons. BTW I call them psychotic and misogynist too.
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"N___a, please!"
In the name of diversity, I demand that Keanu Reeves play one of the older kunta kinte parts. Or maybe matt damon. It’s only fair right?
See post 30 of this thread. :>)
LOL. Perfect answer.
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(Cracka’ -ass- Cracka’)
I’ve never understood how it is, that blacks are allowed to use the dreaded “N” word, but if anyone else utters said word, in any context, their lives must be destroyed.
LeVar Burton.............just trying to become relevant....for the 1st time IMO.
It still is bad. But nobody wants to talk about what Muslims are doing today if they can make money talking about what white people did two hundred years ago.
This time do the slaves get their 40 acres and a mule?
Hate to be irreverent, but if magically today, you could give all these gang bangers and baby mamas 40 acres and a mule, they would starve. There’s no way they could make any living from farming nowadays. Too much work.........
I did not watch the bull$#!t series the firtst time around and have even less interest this time....just a way to slander white people!!!
“Roots” was a lie from start to finish. Author Alex Haley was a fraud. This movie should NOT be remade. But, if you want to incite a race war and cement black racism, I guess you’ll have to, That’s what I read in Burton’s message.
Fiddler: Christmas is when White folk give each other stuff don't neither of em need.
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