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    David Simon on America's Divided Cities

    David Simon has created enormously successful TV series, including The Wire and Treme. His latest miniseries for HBO is Show Me a Hero . It's about the battle to desegregate housing in Yonkers, New York in the 1980's and 90's.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 27, 2015 • 10m Listen

    David Simon has created enormously successful TV series, including The Wire and Treme. His latest miniseries for HBO is Show Me a Hero. It's about the battle to desegregate housing in Yonkers, New York in the 1980's and 90's. As the drama heightens, a federal judge has ordered public housing projects built in older, wealthier — whiter — parts of the city.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Andrea Brody

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    3 of 3
    Ten Years after Katrina: A Tale of Two Cities
    1. 1:33International Nuke Bank Aims to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation
    2. 8:29Ten Years after Katrina: A Tale of Two Cities
    3. 41:19David Simon on America's Divided CitiesYou’re reading this
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