
In an extended interview on Meet the Press, film director Spike Lee said he wanted his new film, “Chi-Raq,” to touch on “black-on-black violence” and make the point that “it’s not always policemen” killing black people.
by Jerome Hudson28 Dec 2015, 10:42 AM PST0

During the December 27 airing of Meet the Press, film director Spike Lee talked about the number of persons shot and killed in Chicago and suggested those deaths do not get attention because “it’s not Sandy Hook.”
by AWR Hawkins27 Dec 2015, 9:29 AM PST0

Chicago native Chance the Rapper unloaded on Spike Lee Friday, calling the director’s latest film Chi-Raq “exploitive” and “offensive” and criticizing the director’s recent statement that his film would “save lives.”
by Daniel Nussbaum4 Dec 2015, 4:39 PM PST0

Tuesday on MSNBC, host Tamron Hall interviewed filmmaker Spike Lee about his new movie, “Chi-Raq.” Lee explained what he wanted people to take away from that movie and opined about the plight of young Americans in black communities, specific Chicago
by Jeff Poor1 Dec 2015, 9:40 AM PST0

In an interview published November 25, actress Angela Bassett suggested some Chicago leaders are having trouble with Spike Lee’s film Chi-Raq because they are embarrassed by the gun violence in their city.
by AWR Hawkins27 Nov 2015, 1:08 PM PST0

Spike Lee is a vocal proponent of the Black Lives Matter movement, but believes the black community must “speak out” against black-on-black crime if they wish to see structural changes in policing and community relations.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Nov 2015, 11:15 AM PST0

Spike Lee picked up an honorary Oscar at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences annual Governors Awards on Saturday, and used his acceptance speech to blast the lack of diversity in Hollywood — and issue a warning to white entertainment industry executives.
by Daniel Nussbaum15 Nov 2015, 5:01 PM PST0

Director Spike Lee takes aim at the NRA in an interview about his new film “Chi-raq,” which he says is “going to save lives.” The film retells the classical Greek comedy “Lysistrata” against the backdrop of modern day violence in Chicago.
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Nov 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

On November 11, film director Spike Lee told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he believes “social media is partly to blame” for the surge in “gun violence” and firearm-related homicides in Chicago.
by AWR Hawkins12 Nov 2015, 8:45 PM PST0

In an interview with Chicago magazine, director Spike Lee described Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel as a “bully” over the mayor’s alleged attempts to censor an upcoming film about Chicago’s gun violence and black-on-black crime.
by Kipp Jones24 Oct 2015, 10:43 AM PST0