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16 ADVOCATE | SPRING 2017 T he National Education Association (NEA) kicked off the 20th anniversary of "NEA's Read Across America Day" with a reading event in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2017. Joining NEA were several of the nation's leading literacy organizations including Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and First Book along with actor, author and literacy advocate LeVar Burton and 12-year-old Marley Dias, an advocate for diversity in literature who founded #1000BlackGirlBooks. The event celebrated Dr. Seuss' 113th birthday, and kicked off the Association's national Read Across America campaign, during which an estimated 45 million educators, parents and students will participate in events nationwide. The National Education Association (NEA) kicked off the 20th anniversary of "NEA's Read Across America Day" with a reading event in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2017. Literacy Advocate LeVar Burton and Marley Dias, founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks, join NEA to Celebrate Read Across America's 20th anniversary Read Across America