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Do The Right Thing Still Raises Burning Questions Twenty Years On
Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing remains a lens on race and violence as Radio Raheem’s death and Mookie’s window trashing echo through Brooklyn. The piece links 1989 tensions to post Obama America, noting ongoing police brutality, urban decay, and community divides with actors like Sal, Mookie, Buggin Out, and Radio Raheem named amid the mural of events.
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Michael Stewart
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Brooklyn
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