Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter
eBook - ePub

Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter

  1. 107 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter

About this book

The first-ever collection of essays on the acclaimed HBO series The Wire television series written exclusively by Black authors.

 

 


"An excellent collection of essays about a groundbreaking television series, the Wire, is on the book reader’s for those looking for a trip down recent memory lane and a chat on several corners in the form of essays." --Ralph E. Moore Jr., Afro News

Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Wendell Pierce, Michael K. Williams -- first known as Stringer Bell, Wallace, Bunk, and Omar -- are just a few of the fruits of The Wire we enjoy today. Since its June 2, 2002, premiere, The Wire has been a slow burn, picking up steam each and every year since. As critics continue to grapple with the show and its enduring impact, some voices and perspectives have still yet to be heard. Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter remedies this oversight. This provocative exploration of HBO’s iconic show touches on issues of not just race, but also class, power, gender dynamics, police brutality, addiction, sexuality, and even representations of Baltimore itself through a Black Lives Matter lens for some, but Black reality for so many others. Regardless of perspective, Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter is an engaging and compelling conversation about one of the most important shows in television history.

Essays by Odell Hall, Sheree Renee Thomas, Ed Adams, Michael A. Gonzales, Julia Chance, Ericka Blount Danois, Mekeisha Madden Toby, Danian Darrell Jerry, Seve Chambers, Adom M. Cooper, Scott Wilson, and Ronda Racha Penrice.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Introduction: Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matters
  5. Part 1: Pieces of the Familiar
  6. The Wire and the Games We Play
  7. Walking The Wire
  8. The "Otherlove" of Omar Little
  9. Part 2: Baltimore vs. The Wire
  10. B-More or B-Less: Meditations on The Wire and Baltimore
  11. Reflections on The Wire and the Black Baltimore It Misses
  12. Where da Hood At? The Heartbeat of Baltimore The Wire Didn’t Detect
  13. Part 3: All Systems Down
  14. The Wire’s Hard Truths About How Our Schools Fail Us All
  15. We Have to Save Us
  16. Girls in the Hood: Black Women and The Wire
  17. Finding the Greater Truth: The Wire and Journalism
  18. Bunk’s Lessons About Giving a Fuck in The Wire and Real Life
  19. Part 4: The Incredible Lightness of Being Omar and Michael K. Williams
  20. The Power of Omar and Michael K. Williams
  21. Reflections of Him: Conversations with Michael K. Williams
  22. Conclusion: Why The Wire Still Matters
  23. About the Editor
  24. Acknowledgments
  25. More To Read