my guest this week is is actor wendell pierce. >> what was it like to do selma? >> selma was a blessing. >> how so? >> it was-- very spiritual to be on the very-- to be in the very place where so many people-- really-- did extraordinary things. and one of the most profound moments i had doin' selmawas standing on the edmund pettus bridge after we-- we had finished filming. and i could just feel and hear the people say, "make sure you tell our story." all the souls at the bottom of that alabama river are sayin', "just tell our story. make sure they don't forget us." >> interesting times, 'cause it seems like the story is relevant again. >> yeah. well, you know, it's a continuum. and what happens every once in a while, the veil is lifted and we're reminded of the barbarians at the gate, that there's a ugly part of hatred in human nature. that is always something that we have to vigilantly fight against and know, and that people will rationalize violence in ways that-- you know-- is just ugly. it's so clearly ugly for people to see, but they can't. and that's what j

aljazeera.com for all of the global headlines, aljazeera.com. my obituary will be, wendell pierce, who'sor playing bunk moreland, the detective on the wire, dies today at 110. >> he's best known perhaps for his role in the hbo crime drama the wire, but pierce , who grew up in the historic african american neighborhood of pontchartrain park in new orleans, is dedicated to rebuilding