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Ameer Baraka. Actor: Just My Luck. Born to humble beginnings in New Orleans, LA, Ameer, affectionately known to his friends and fans as Millie, had an early life that was as gloomy and as ill fated as a young life could have been.
Oct 10, 2022 · In a keynote at Learning Ally’s 2022 Spotlight on Dyslexia, Ameer Baraka, Emmy-nominated actor, author, and dyslexia advocate, gave attendees a dose of reality about living with this learning disability, and how it disproportionately affects children in schools and adults in prisons.
Aug 29, 2022 · Actor and model Ameer Baraka is turning his late Dyslexia diagnosis into a campaign to improve the lives of the incarcerated and returning citizens.
4,379 Followers, 792 Following, 1,669 Posts - Ameer Baraka (@ameerbaraka) on Instagram: "Emmy nominated actor and Emmy winner for best story.. For Guess appearances. Ameerbaraka@gmail.com Tyler Perry’s Zatima season 1,2,3,4".
May 10, 2016 · -- "American Horror Story" actor Ameer Baraka’s own mother called him “dumb and stupid.” His teachers humiliated him. And his dyslexia, which made it difficult for him to read, turned the young man into a "street thug" and a killer. Now an accomplished actor, Baraka was only a few words away from a life in prison, all because he couldn’t read.
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Apr 13, 2020 · Prior to being nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Digital Drama Series for his role as Darius in the UMN/Amazon Prine Video series, “Bronx SIU,” actor, author, educator, and activist, Ameer Baraka, was perhaps best known for playing the role of Angela Bassett’s love interest on the Emmy Award winning hit Fox ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Ameer Baraka’s life story is a profound narrative of transformation and influence. Born and raised in the challenging neighborhoods of New Orleans, Baraka battled dyslexia and navigated the complexities of the criminal justice system.
Sep 11, 2023 · He was an undiagnosed dyslexic until, at age 23, in prison, and functionally illiterate, he was diagnosed with dyslexia and was told by a fellow inmate that, unlike any other inmate he had met before, Baraka could be somebody if he applied himself.
Sep 14, 2022 · In UNDIAGNOSED, The Ugly Side of Dyslexia, Emmy nominated actor Ameer Baraka depicts how coming of age in the murderous streets of 1980s New Orleans collided with an unrecognized learning difference.
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