Manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket . The director applauds the call to action by groups like black lives matter but emphasizes that blackonblack crime cannot be ignored. Were killin ourselves. Recently lee was awarded an honorary oscarfor revolutionizing modernday black cinema. That didnt stop him from speaking out about the need for still greater representation in the industry. Its easier for African American person to be president of the United States of america than president of a Hollywood Studio or tv or cable network. And talking about the president , one of lees most iconic films do the right thing may have helped a younger barack obama. I always say thank god he didnt take michelle to see driving miss mother a ain daisy. laughs or that have been the last date clapping i spoke to spike lee at his production house 40 acres and a mule, based in his childhood neighborhood fort greene, brooklyn. Talk to me a little bit about why chiraq, why chicag
Jazeera, director and producer spike lee. Oh snap we gonna make sure these fools put down these guns. Lees new film chiraq tacklesgang warfare in chicago and the idea that a sex strike could help quell it. While its a satire based in one inner city, gun violence is an epidemic. How long will be. Will we. Will we bow down before the tyranny of the nra, the gun manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket . The director applauds the call to action by groups like black lives matter but emphasizes that blackonblack crime cannot be ignored. Were killin ourselves. Recently lee was awarded an honorary oscarfor revolutionizing modernday black cinema. That didnt stop him from speaking out about the need for still greater representation in the industry. Its easier for African American person to be president of the United States of america than president of a Hollywood Studio or tv or cable network. And talking about the president , one of lees most iconic films do the r
Manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket . The director applauds the call to action by groups like black lives matter but emphasizes that blackonblack crime cannot be ignored. Were killin ourselves. Recently lee was awarded an honorary oscarfor revolutionizing modernday black cinema. That didnt stop him from speaking out about the need for still greater representation in the industry. Its easier for African American person to be president of the United States of america than president of a Hollywood Studio or tv or cable network. And talking about the president , one of lees most iconic films do the right thing may have helped a younger barack obama. I always say thank god he didnt take michelle to see driving miss mother a ain daisy. laughs or that have been the last date clapping i spoke to spike lee at his production house 40 acres and a mule, based in his childhood neighborhood fort greene, brooklyn. Talk to me a little bit about why chiraq, why chicag
Tyranny of the nra, the gun manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket . The director applauds the call to action by groups like black lives matter but emphasizes that blackonblack crime cannot be ignored. Were killin ourselves. Recently lee was awarded an honorary oscarfor revolutionizing modernday black cinema. That didnt stop him from speaking out about the need for still greater representation in the industry. Its easier for African American person to be president of the United States of america than president of a Hollywood Studio or tv or cable network. And talking about the president , one of lees most iconic films do the right thing may have helped a younger barack obama. I always say thank god he didnt take michelle to see driving miss mother a ain daisy. laughs or that have been the last date clapping i spoke to spike lee at his production house 40 acres and a mule, based in his childhood neighborhood fort greene, brooklyn. Talk to me a little bit
America tonight michael okwu traveled had to find out. Dominated by a huge agricultural business, 25 of all fruits and vegetables consumeconsumed in america grow. What happens when the towns run dry . Five miles north of l. A. , we enter fermi, we asked thelma about the drought. In the seven or eight years since youve been here have you noticed this used to be green. Now its so dry. Warm up your water before you wash the dishes, make sure you have enough to flush, water for the cooler, you dont just do the regular routine. The fact that you dont have water. No water. When did you know that that was happening . Did you get a warning . Opened the tap and that was it. Thelma has gone without Running Water for five years. As the drought got worse her well water started shrinking. Her new neighbor the Almond Orchard sucked up whats left. The fact that this is brown and decaying, was the farmers were able to drill much further than she was essentially getting all that groundwater. They are d