Spike Lee speaks out about Black Lives Matter

It’s not unusual for director Spike Lee to speak his mind about social injustices, so it’s no surprise to hear that Lee spoke out about the Black Lives Matter movement to CNN host Anderson Cooper. What is unexpected is Lee’s standpoint on the situation.

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Promoting his latest directorial work, Chi-Raq, a satirical film about Chicago’s gang violence, Lee didn’t pull any punches when he was asked about Black Lives Matter.

Gangsters respond to social media posts “not by typing something on their phones but by bang, bang, bang,” said Lee. He also said Black Lives Matter should focus on police brutality, “but you can’t ignore that we are killing ourselves, too. We can’t ignore that.”

Spike Lee talks Chi-Raq and Black Lives Matter: