Wendell Pierce

"February is Black History Month," Pierce writes in The Huffington Post. "But I don't need Hollywood to remind me of African-Americans' achievements in WWII. I have my father." He goes on to say: it's why the National World War II Museum in New ...  

Following Treme actor/New Orleans native Wendell Pierce on Twitter always proves to be interesting, since he is never short on commentary on everything from Saints football, to New Orleans' education system, to the racial dynamics in The Help ...  

Treme (and all of its talented cast): No Best Drama Series nomination. No love for Wendell Pierce or Khandi Alexander. Probably because no one, including the Foreign Press, is watching this great David Simon show. A damn shame. Nick Offerman, Parks and ...  

From the creators of 'The Wire,' this series focuses on a recovering New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and stars John Goodman, Wendell Pierce, Steve Zahn, Melissa Leo, and David Morse. The 4-disc box set will present all 11 episodes with ...  

From the creators of 'The Wire,' this series focuses on a recovering New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and stars John Goodman, Wendell Pierce, Steve Zahn, Melissa Leo, and David Morse. The 4-disc box set will present all 11 episodes with ...  

"The P-51 with 'Red Tail' markings should be a symbol of pride for all Americans," said Wendell Pierce, actor and spokesperson for the Museum's initiative to restore the plane. "But it is of special importance to black Americans as it embodies the ...  

Other celebrity Obama bundlers include actor Wendell Pierce, best-known for playing the role of Bunk Moreland in HBO’s “The Wire”; Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel (who is the brother of Obama’s former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and inspiration for ...  

"The P-51 with 'Red Tail' markings should be a symbol of pride for all Americans," said Wendell Pierce, actor and spokesperson for the Museum's initiative to restore the plane. "But it is of special importance to black Americans as it embodies ...  

Other high profile donors to join the re-election effort include Jon Corzine and TV actors such as Wendell Pierce and Eva Longoria. Obama's campaign recruited 100 big-time fundraisers in the fourth quarter of last year.  

Wendell Pierce: Celebvocate of the Year. So many showbiz folks talk up causes, but the star of “Treme” put his money where his mouth is, with a plan to open groceries in New Orleans’ underserved “food deserts.”