![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 called The Corner - it was all about Blacks as degenerates selling drugs, etc.](/assets/img/quote-photos/david-simon-the-creator-of-the-wire-and-i-have-a-running-controversy-for-years.jpg)
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