I remember when SPIKE LEE’s ‘Do The Right Thing’ was premiering twenty years ago. The supremacy apologist New York Times claimed that this movie was going to incite race riots across the city. As a supremacy bellwether, the NYTimes was trying to forecast the reaction to the disillusionment of justice Black felt towards the Yusuf Hawkins case. Little did we know at that moment, but the NYTimes was a co-conspirator in placing the five(5) innocent youth in prison for the infamous “Central Park jogger” case.
New York City still suffers from racism as do most metropolitan areas but now in the year 2009 it has become more clear to some that the real enemy was always the person behind the curtain pulling the strings. SPIKE LEE isn’t feared or reviled in Hollywood any longer. Even the band Public Enemy is viewed with whimsical nostalgia. What we thought was bad under the first Bush presidency we found was exponentially worse under the second Bush administration. And with that perspective lens I will view tonight’s screening of ‘Do The Right Thing’.
ImageNation Cinema Foundation proudly announces its 5th annual collaboration with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to present ImageNation at Lincoln Center: A 20th Anniversary Celebration of “Do the Right Thing” with Spike Lee.
Sponsored by BET and our venue host, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, this Black History Month event will take place on Thursday, February 26, 2009 in Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater and will include a rock rendition of “Fight The Power” performed live by Chuck D and Apollo Heights, a screening of the Academy Award nominated film and discussion with members of the cast and crew, which will be moderated by actor/playwright Stew of the Tony Award-winning musical “Passing Strange”.
Where & When
Thurs. February 26th
@ Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater
70 Lincoln Center Plaza 165 West 65th St.
Reception: 6pm
Program: 7pm
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