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Tavis Smiley talks to Pras Michel about SKID ROW
By: nelsonmadison
Posted: May 30 08
Witnessed: 2950 times
Regions: United States
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Poverty, Shelter
Tags: drugs, homeless, indie rights, Poverty, pras, pras michel, shelter, skid row, veterans
Pras Michel talks to Tavis Smiley about his life-changing experience of living as a homeless man on Skid Row in Los Angeles to make the documentary film, SKID ROW.
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