Inamori Ethics Prize Ceremony and Recipient Lecture
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Case Western Reserve will present the 2019 Inamori Ethics Prize to LeVar Burton, renowned actor and advocate for children's literacy and AIDS research. Burton will be awarded the prize and deliver a free public lecture about his work during the Inamori Ethics Prize Ceremony and Recipient Lecture on September 19, 2019.
The event is free and open to all. Online registration available via the link above.
Where
Maltz Performing Arts Center
1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
Speakers
LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton is the first Inamori Ethics Prize recipient to be honored for ethical leadership in the Arts. His work for children's literacy through PBS's Reading Rainbow and his nonprofit RRKidz has had a profound impact around the world, as has his support for more funding for AIDS research. As an actor, he is best known for his powerful performance as Kunta Kinte in the mini-series "Roots" (based on the book by Alex Haley on slavery in America) and his role as engineer Geordi La Forge on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and related films, which portray a positive and just future for humanity.
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Co-hosted with: Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence