“I had to keep breathing,” the Roots star tweeted of Ava DuVernay's Netflix docuseries on the 1989 Central Park jogger case. “Episode #1 nearly broke my heart, however I’ll keep watching. This is essential viewing for EVERY American! As essential to your understanding of America as was, ROOTS! Brava, @ava.”
TOPICS: When They See Us, Netflix, Roots (1977), Ava DuVernay, LeVar Burton