why actor wendell pierce didn t wait for someone else to rebuild his nola neighborhood /

'Wendell Pierce is perhaps best known for his acting roles on The Wire and Treme. Lately,he’s taken on a different kind of role, as community rebuilder. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and Pierce invested time,money and art into to bringing back the neighborhood where he grew up. Ten years later, +PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown accompanies Pierce for a look at his domestic that has not only survived but thrived.'

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