LeVar Burton & 175 other artists denounce “white supremacist” book bans

LeVar Burton at a Q&A panel during the GalaxyCon Richmond 2020.
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Beloved actor and LGBTQ+ ally LeVar Burton — and over 175 other artists and authors — have signed an open letter encouraging people to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ book bans that are sweeping the nation.

“Far-right politicians like Ron DeSantis are championing draconian laws to ban books and the teaching of accurate multicultural American history in favor of upholding a homophobic, transphobic, and white supremacist vision of our nation,” the letter’s website, Artists Against Book Bans, reads. The website and campaign were spearheaded by the progressive political group MoveOn.

The letter begins with the artists stating that they’re “horrified by…

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