Posts Tagged ‘Spike Lee’

Gentrification, ‘Do the Right Thing,’ and Bloomingdale

Plenty of people have pointed out Bloomingdale's striking gentrification. But last week, neighborhood resident Natalie Hopkinson again analyzed the yoga studio/public housing dynamic in an article for The Root about 'Do the Right Thing.'
The movie, directed by Spike Lee, is now 20 years old. In its pivotal moment, a black man throws a [...]