Do not quit, ever

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LeVar Burton became famous as Kunta Kinte in the television program Roots, but five years later his career prospects were numbered. That put him in a funk, but he realized how to push on. Soon he had work again hosting a children's reading show and directing television programs. Related information on Burton's view that reading is essential to building self-esteem is included.

United States, Cover Story, Behavior, Interview, Personalities, African American actors, Roots (Television program), Reading Rainbow (Television program), Burton, LeVar

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'I chose to change my life.' (Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain)

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Cain learned the value of hard work at an early age and never let the setbacks of being poor and black deter his ambitions. After college he climbed the corporate ranks at Pillbury and eventually took over financially troubled Godfather's Pizza and made it a success.

Officials and employees, Fast food restaurants, Biography, African American executives, Cain, Herman, Godfather's Pizza Inc.

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