While studying to join the Catholic church as a priest, LeVar Burton joined a school play and realized the power of performance and storytelling. He soon shifted his focus from priesthood and enrolled to study theater arts at USC, where he was cast for his first of many iconic roles: Kunta Kinte in "Roots." Burton tells host Giselle Fernandez how important the miniseries was to society, and how he sees similarities between the impact of the series when it was released and the racial reckoning we face today in America. Following his many years hosting “Reading Rainbow,” Burton continued his passion for storytelling with the "LeVar Burton Reads” podcast, his children's book titled "The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm" and a book club on the Fable app.