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Talking Racism and Housing With Lisa Belkin, the Writer Behind HBO's 'Show Me a Hero'

David Simon-helmed miniseries unfolds around the drama surrounding the plan to build low-income and affordable housing in the white, middle-class parts of Yonkers, NY.

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JTA - Good storytelling, like good comedy, often draws from real life. It also relies on timing — finding the precise moment when it won’t just entertain but resonate, provoke, perhaps even shift our national conversation.

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