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![“David Simon [the creator of The Wire] and I have a running controversy for years. It all stems from a telephone call I made to KPFA [Pacifica radio] when he was a guest there in the 90's on Chris Welche's show. He was going around the country with a Black kid from the Ghetto to promote something…” quote by Ishmael Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d4/ishmael-reed-7430_black_david-simon-the-creator-of-the-wire-and_1357530.jpg)
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