The HBO Series The Wire - A Compelling Portrayal of an American City Description Event Types: JFK Jr. Forum Associated Program: John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Speakers: David Simon Nora Baston Geoffrey Canada Co-Sponsors: HBO Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research Department of African and African American Studies HKS Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management