Treme News

Star of HBO's 'Treme' backs play on George Stinney, Jr.

By Tamy Cozier

4:48 PM on 10/04/2011

VIDEO - Wendell Pierce, star of HBO's Treme and the hit series The Wire, is making sure that the public at large knows the story of George Stinney, Jr.-- the youngest person executed in the US...
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Why were the Emmys so white this year?

By Ronda Racha Penrice

8:32 AM on 09/19/2011

OPINION - Despite consistent census data showing that the United States is becoming increasingly majority minority, television, especially on the network level, doesn't reflect that...
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Body pulled from river that of 'Treme' actor

By theGrio

4:41 PM on 08/25/2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's spokesman says the 44-year-old man lived in Chalmette with his girlfriend...
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HBO's 'Treme' execs fight New Orleans demolition

By theGrio

4:43 PM on 04/14/2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Preservationists and producers of the HBO series "Treme" couldn't save a row of ramshackle houses slated for demolition near a New Orleans park...
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Cast of 'Treme' to lead parade before Mardi Gras

By theGrio

5:34 PM on 02/16/2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - 'Treme' is set in New Orleans in fall 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina...
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TheGrio's 100: Lolis Eric Elie, preserving NOLA history in multiple mediums

By theGrio

12:36 AM on 02/01/2011

TheGrio's 100 - Lolis Eric Elie's passion for history and storytelling intersected with his home city's destruction at the hands of Hurricane Katrina in 2005...
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TheGrio's 100: Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews, NOLA musician with 'supafunkrock' style

By theGrio

12:22 AM on 02/01/2011

TheGrio's 100 - Trombonist Troy Andrews stepped into the spotlight last year with the release of his Grammy-nominated album, 'Backatown', and over 180 sold-out shows performed across the country...
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The people of color that Emmy passed over

By Sylvia Franklin

11:28 AM on 07/08/2010

OPINION - The TV Academy needs to do better in recognizing a broader range of talent. This is why we tune in...
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HBO's New Orleans recovery drama 'Treme' renewed

By theGrio

6:23 PM on 04/13/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - Just days after its series premiere attracting 1.4 million viewers, new HBO drama "Treme" has been picked up for a second season...
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Q & A with 'Treme' star Wendell Pierce: 'Characters are fictional, the culture is not'

By Brett Johnson

8:34 AM on 04/09/2010

Q & A: theGrio asks Pierce, "Are there similarities in the way 'Treme' and 'The Wire' portray urban America?"...
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