Actor Wendell Pierce On The Role Of Art In Advancing Social Progress

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January 18, 2021

Wendell Pierce at the British Independent Film Awards in central London, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley continues her conversation with actor Wendell Pierce about the significance of his work in HBO's "The Wire" given recent calls for police reform and the role of art in advancing social progress.

This segment aired on January 18, 2021.

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Actor Wendell Pierce On The Role Of Art In Advancing Social Progress

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