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Food Deserts
1:04 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom?

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Credit David Grunfeld / The Times-Picayune /Landov
Wendell Pierce, the actor and co-owner of Sterling Farms grocery store, chats with Dwight Henry, who will be making doughnuts and buttermilk drops in the store.
Credit David Grunfeld / The Times-Picayune/Landov
Troy Henry (from left), Jim Hatchett and Wendell Pierce, co-owners of Sterling Farms grocery store, meet at the store's soft launch on March 21. Pierce, an actor, gained fame through his starring roles in David Simon's The Wire and Treme.
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By ELIZA BARCLAY

Originally published on Thu May 16, 2013 8:59 pm

Plenty of celebrities leverage their star power to raise awareness of complicated food issues. Some of the biggest names include Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, Prince Charles and Paul McCartney.

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Community
10:57 am
Mon May 13, 2013

Wendell Pierce On 'Making Groceries' In The Big Easy

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By Michel Martin

New Orleans might be famous for its culinary legacy, but the Big Easy also has neighborhoods without access to fresh, healthy food. Now actor Wendell Pierce is bringing grocery stores to some neglected parts of his home town. Host Michel Martin speaks with Pierce about his new grocery chain, Sterling Farms.

Marketplace Money
8:00 am
Sat April 14, 2012

Bringing fresh food to everyone in New Orleans

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Actor Wendell Pierce is working to bring his own chain of grocery stores to food deserts in New Orleans.
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By Tess Vigeland | Marketplace Money

You loved him as Detective William "Bunk" Moreland on "The Wire." You may also know him as the trombone-playing Antoine Batiste from HBO's "Treme."

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Spring Membership Drive 2012
7:28 pm
Thu March 29, 2012

A Special Message From Actor Wendell Pierce

A special message from Tremé actor and native New Orleanian Wendell Pierce, urging you to support WWNO's great local and national programming!
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Take a listen to a special message from Tremé star Wendell Pierce, native New Orleanian and supporter of public radio!

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