The actor Michael K. Williams passed away two weeks ago of an apparent drug overdose. Williams starred in Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft Country, but he came to fame playing the role of Omar in The Wire, the award-winning HBO series produced by David Simon.

When his death was announced on September 6, tributes poured in. On Sunday night, the Baltimore Ravens honored him at their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. That same night, the actress Kerry Washington paid tribute to his gifts at the Emmy Awards ceremony. "Michael was a brilliantly talented actor and a generous human being," she said, "who has left us far too soon...”

Tom's next guest is Dominic Dupont, a nephew of Michael K. Williams. He served 20 years of a 25-years-to-life prison sentence for a murder conviction when he was 19. Pardoned in 2017 by then-NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, today he is the program director of “Making Kids Win,” the foundation his uncle set up to reduce gun violence and encourage kids in the arts.

Dominic Dupontjoins us on Zoom, from New York, to remember Michael K. Williams as an actor, a justice activist, and a loving and supportive uncle.

The actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_K._Williams">Michael K. Williams</a> passed away two weeks ago of an apparent drug overdose. Williams starred in <a href="https://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire">Boardwalk Empire</a> and <a href="https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country">Lovecraft Country</a>, but he came to fame playing the role of Omar in <a href="https://www.hbo.com/the-wire">The Wire</a>, the award-winning HBO series produced by David Simon.
When his death was announced on September 6, tributes poured in. On Sunday night, the <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/1439746271863087113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1439746271863087113%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fravens%2F2021%2F09%2F20%2Fravens-omar-little-whistle-michael-k-williams-the-wire%2F8416678002%2F">Baltimore Ravens honored him</a> at their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. That same night, the actress <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpU3qVddXw">Kerry Washington paid tribute</a> to his gifts at the Emmy Awards ceremony. "Michael was a brilliantly talented actor and a generous human being," she said, "who has left us far too soon...&rdquo;
Tom's next guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-dupont-19b242191/">Dominic Dupont</a>, a nephew of Michael K. Williams. He served 20 years of a 25-years-to-life prison sentence for a murder conviction when he was 19. Pardoned in 2017 by then-NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, today he is the program director of &ldquo;<a href="http://www.makingkidswin.com/about.html">Making Kids Win,</a>&rdquo; the foundation his uncle set up to reduce gun violence and encourage kids in the arts.
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dominicjdupont/?hl=en">Dominic Dupont</a> joins us on Zoom, from New York, to remember Michael K. Williams as an actor, a justice activist, and a loving and supportive uncle.

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

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