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Topic: Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (Universal Pictures)

Racism 101: Watch these TV shows & films

Melanie McFarland
Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem in "Do The Right Thing" (Universal)

George Floyd meets Radio Raheem

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Diahann Carroll, Barry Jenkins, Nathalie Emmanuel, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jill Scott, and John Boyega (Simon Frederick/Array/Netflix)

"They've Gotta Have Us" omits too much

Melanie McFarland
John Turturro. Photography by Jill Greenberg, jillgreenberg.com. Find out more about Jill's initiative Alreadymade., a mission to hire more female photographers and content creators at alreadymade.org.

How John Turturro got his moves

D. Watkins
"BlacKkKlansman;" "Do the Right Thing" (Focus Features/Universal Pictures)

Spike Lee vs. white savior films

Rachel Leah
Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta in "Goodfellas" (Warner Bros.)

These are the 25 worst Oscar snubs ever

Rachel Leah

10 movies that cover 24 hours

Gary M. Kramer
(carl ballou/Shutterstock.com)

NYPD shameful Garner memo

Elias Isquith
Spike Lee (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Sarah Gray
Spike Lee (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Brandon Harris - Indiewire
Spike Lee (right) in "Do the Right Thing"

White supremacy stripped bare

Brittney Cooper
Spike Lee (AP/Andy Kropa)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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