An estimated 43 million Americans struggle to read or write. The issue of adult literacy was cast into the spotlight recently when R. Kelly's legal cited his long-rumored illiteracy as to why he didn't show up to court for a sex abuse lawsuit.

An estimated 43 million Americans struggle to read or write.

The issue of adult literacy was cast into the spotlight recently when R. Kelly's legal cited his long-rumored illiteracy as to why he didn't show up to court for a sex abuse lawsuit. https://t.co/wPiSR6EB2x

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