Burton appeared in a skit, “Reading in 2022 with LeVar Burton,” in which he attempted to share books with his audience but found out along the way that all of them were banned.

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Burton added that turning away from history by banning books is not the answer. “This is not going away. Nothing goes away, especially if you ignore it,” Burton said.

The “Banned Book Rainbow” segment begins at around 10 minutes and 50 seconds at the end of Kimmel’s monologue. The “Read Me a Story, Stella” bit is around 13 minutes and 15 seconds in.