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115. From Undiagnosed Dyslexia to Advocacy: Ameer Baraka on the Life-Changing Power of Reading (Dyslexia Awareness Month)
From Literacy in Color · Hosted by Michelle Sullivan
2026-10-06·46:45
Episode summary
In this episode of Literacy in Color: Emmy-nominated actor, dyslexia advocate, and speaker Ameer Baraka explores the human side of unidentified dyslexia. Ameer takes us back to his childhood, when difficulties with reading left him feeling isolated, ashamed, and convinced that he simply wasn’t capable of learning.
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Emmy-nominated actor, dyslexia advocate, and speaker Ameer Baraka explores the human side of unidentified dyslexia. Ameer takes us back to his childhood, when difficulties with reading left him feeling isolated, ashamed, and convinced that he simply wasn’t capable of learning. As his struggles went unidentified, school felt like it wasn’t a place…