Wendy Grantham
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Wendy Grantham is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as the sweet-natured stripper Shardene Innes in the HBO crime series The Wire
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She is a graduate of Harvard University
, where she was a member of the Black Students Association. She was involved in a dispute with Professor Stephan Thernstrom
, in which she and other African-American students took him to task for the content of his course "The Peopling of America", accusing him of "racial insensitivity".
In recent years, she has been involved in Key Arts Productions, a Philadelphia-based performance arts organization which presents topics such as Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Movement and African-American musical history in a multi-media format that aims to be both entertaining and informative.
The WIRE
the WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma...
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She is a graduate of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where she was a member of the Black Students Association. She was involved in a dispute with Professor Stephan Thernstrom
Stephan Thernstrom
Stephan Thernstrom is the Winthrop Research Professor of History at Harvard University. and was the editor of the Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups ....
, in which she and other African-American students took him to task for the content of his course "The Peopling of America", accusing him of "racial insensitivity".
In recent years, she has been involved in Key Arts Productions, a Philadelphia-based performance arts organization which presents topics such as Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Movement and African-American musical history in a multi-media format that aims to be both entertaining and informative.