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Kendrick Lamar’s ’40 Acres and a Mule’ Line at 2025 Super Bowl is Explained By Spike Lee
One of Lamar’s lines might have flown over a lot of people’s heads, but luckily, we’re here to explain it all.
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Known for Co-Starring in Several Spike Lee Films, Fatally Shot in Atlanta [Updated]
We are saddened to report that actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was shot and killed over the weekend in southwest Atlanta. He was 70 years old. Spike Lee announced the tragic news via his Instagram page on Sunday. “I’m so sad to announce the tragic murder of our beloved brother Thomas Jefferson Byrd last night in…
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Sunday Sermon: Jennifer Hudson Assures Us That ‘the Times They Are a-Changin’’
It’s a powerful thing to channel your pain into positive change. On Saturday, Jennifer Hudson did just that when she took to the stage at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., to sing a soul-stirring rendition of Bob Dylan’s protest anthem “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” Backed by a multicultural local choir,…
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Spike Lee’s 25 Best Movies, Ranked
The man from New York City’s Brooklyn borough is having a good year. Spike Lee, black America’s most prolific and celebrated filmmaker, turned 60 years old back in March. Then, this past Saturday, he celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of Malcolm X. What’s more, his TV show, She’s Gotta Have It, inspired by…
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Spike Lee Releases Song "WGDB" from Chi-Raq Soundtrack. Misses Point. Offends People.
Oh, Spike. Everybody is currently aware that in a few weeks, Spike Lee’s latest foray into Black hypertension, “Chi-Raq” will be released. The trailer hit the Internet with a bang and had the e-streets and the real streets talking. Some folks are already offended by the movie because of the implied depiction of Chicago. Others…