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August 21, 2012
See the creator of The Wire explain why America isn't interested in bringing jobs to the inner city.
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by Sheryl Huggins Salomon onAugust 18, 2012
A luminary-packed panel gathered by Henry Louis Gates Jr. shared insights in Martha's Vineyard.
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by Nsenga Burton onJanuary 25, 2011
Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III points finger at The Wire. David Simon points back.
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by Washington Post onSeptember 24, 2010
Harvard professor William Julius Wilson on how the HBO series is the perfect teaching tool for inequality in inner-city America.
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May 3, 2010
The standout part of the episode was Creighton Bernette's (John Goodman) YouTube rant. Finally, a (slightly) faster pace.
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April 19, 2010
Is it that there are too many characters and mini-plot lines? Maybe. Is it that life in New Orleans after Katrina can't be bottled up into an hour-long TV show? I don't know.
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by Saaret E. Yoseph onApril 16, 2010
Meet five young artists, entertainers and entrepreneurs who are redefining what it means to work toward a dream.
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by Natalie Hopkinson onApril 9, 2010
With "Treme," David Simon, of "The Wire" fame, says that despite Katrina, New Orleans' music and culture will survive. But that's stating the obvious.
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by Natalie Hopkinson onApril 9, 2010
With "Treme," David Simon, of "The Wire" fame, says that despite Katrina, New Orleans' music and culture will survive. But that's stating the obvious.
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January 5, 2010
I love The Wire, and Avon was the man. But why is this trailer for The Avon Barksdale Story so bad?
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