Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

The Right to Read

Play trailer Poster for The Right to Read 2023 1h 20m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
When a child can't read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase. That's why Oakland-based NAACP activist Kareem Weaver believes literacy is one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time and is fighting for better reading instruction. "What good is winning the right to vote if we can't even read the ballot?" Fed up with the bleak reading scores in his own community, Kareem files a petition with the Oakland Unified School District demanding change.

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All The Right to Read photos

The Right to Read

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis When a child can't read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase. That's why Oakland-based NAACP activist Kareem Weaver believes literacy is one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time and is fighting for better reading instruction. "What good is winning the right to vote if we can't even read the ballot?" Fed up with the bleak reading scores in his own community, Kareem files a petition with the Oakland Unified School District demanding change.
Director
Jenny Mackenzie
Producer
Sabi Habib-Lowder, Kareem Weaver, Jenny Mackenzie
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m