Who Knew LeVar Burton Had All This Power? His Reading Of “Go The F*ck To Sleep” Goes Viral!
Actor and reading advocate LeVar Burton is a household name for many reasons. From his roles in ?Roots? and ?Star Trek: The Next Generation? to his 80s beloved show ?Reading Rainbow? (that just recently went through a $5 million Kickstarter revival), he?s a pop culture staple. In addition, his role on the board of directors of the AIDS Research Alliance, Burton continues to impact lives in one way or another.
Burton?s latest project is inspiring in a completely different way. As part of a charity event for the Children?s Miracle Network, Burton read the infamous children?s book parody ?Go The F*ck To Sleep? by Adam Mansbach to a small group of onlookers. In partnership with video game website Rooster Teeth?s Extra Life fundraiser, the reading managed to raise just north of $440,000. The nostalgia factor alone is enough to make it worth watching, but if ?Reading Rainbow? wasn?t your thing for some…
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