• Do the Right Thing @ 20: Spike Lee looks back

    Spike Lee recalls meeting Barack Obama in 2004 at Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s home on Martha's Vineyard, and the future president thanking him for making the movie where he went with his future wife Michelle on their first date.
    Video Interview with Spike Lee by Henry Louis Gates Jr. The Root DTRT20
  • The Root's 'Do the Right Thing' Podcast

    This week: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of our favorite Spike Lee joint, Do the Right Thing, with The Root's Party Kit. Join The Root's Associate Editor Natalie Hopkinson as she talks with Copy Editor Erin Evans, senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz, and Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal as they debate the film's legacy.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
    The Root's 'Do the Right Thing' Podcast
  • Spike Lee Speaks About 'Do the Right Thing' 20 Years later

    VIDEO: Spike Lee, in a conversation with Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root's Editor-in-Chief, calls out the critics who predicted violence at the release of his groundbreaking 1989 film and clarifies what the "right thing" really was.
    Spike Lee and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Discuss the 20th anniversary of Do the Right Thing
  • The Music in Spike’s Message

    Twenty years later, what does it mean to Do The Right Thing?
    Do the Right Thing @ 20: The Music in Spike’s Message
  • Spike's Woman Problem

    The infamous ice scene and Spike Lee's love-hate relationship with his female characters.
    Do the Right Thing @ 20: Spike's Woman Problem
  • Buggin' Out on DTRT's Haters

    VIDEO: In this vintage footage shot at City University of New York, the film critic Armand White sounds off on the mainstream coverage of Do the Right Thing when it was released 20 years ago.
    1990 Video Footage: Armand White Takes on Critics of 'Do the Right Thing'
  • L'Enfant Terrible of Black Cinema

    Twenty years after Do the Right Thing, and Spike Lee, that angry, ebony wunderkind of the ’80s, is now middle-aged. The 1989 film may not be his masterpiece, but no other film got people talking about race—or still has people talking about race—like it did, and does.
    Henry Louis Gates Marks Do the Right Thing @ 20
  • First Flick Compatibility Quiz

    The Obamas bonded over Do The Right Thing. Take this quiz to see if you've found your own perfect union.
    Barack Michelle Obama First Date Quiz
  • The First Couple’s First Flick

    Barack Obama has Spike Lee to thank for the first time he got to touch Michelle’s knee. So why doesn’t the first couple talk about their love for 'Do The Right Thing'?
    Barack and Michelle Obama's Love Life Was Political From the First Date
  • Do the Right Thing Party Kit

    Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of our favorite Spike Lee Joint.
    Do the Right Thing Party Kit -- Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Your Favorite Spike Lee Joint
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