• Apr 12, 2011

Race & Justice Speaker Series: The Wire (April 12)

  • 5:00 PM
  • Austin Hall, Ames Courtroom, Harvard Law School, 1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Please join us as we discuss the challenges of race, crime and justice in America’s cities.

This session features:

  • Ed Burns, co-creator and writer, The Wire
  • David Simon, co-creator and writer, The Wire
  • Jamie Hector, “Marlo Stanfield”
  • Andre Royo, “Bubbles”
  • Sonja Sohn, “Kima Greggs”
  • Jim True-Frost, “Roland ‘Prez’ Pryzbylewski”
  • Michael K. Williams, “Omar Little”
  • Fran and Donnie Andrews, real life inspirations of characters from “The Wire” and “The Corner”

Also featuring a performance by the Voices of Renaissance choir (Boston Renaissance Charter School)

Links:
📷 Event Photos
📰 “The Wire Reaches Harvard” – The Boston Globe
📰 “Learning About Race And Justice Through HBO’s ‘The Wire’” – WBUR