Spike Lee on BBC Newsnight: “I never drank that post-racial Kool Aid” (VIDEO)
October 13, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Blogs
Passionate aggressive interview with Spike Lee and BBC Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman on changing race relations in America since Lee made Do The Right Thing. In the interview which aired a few weeks ago, the two argue about the impact of Barack Obama’s election on modern day racism.
My personal favourite snippet:
Spike Lee: Look. How long have you been black?
Jeremy Paxman: I’ve never been black.
Spike Lee: Thank you very much. So, as someone who’s been living in America for two years and whose ancestors were slaved for a hundred years, I’ll try and answer your question: Yes, racism still exists in the United States of America.
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British born writer and dreamer of Zimbabwean and Irish descent with hands and ink indelibly marked in music and culture, Marsha Gosho Oakes is Editor and Founder of SoulCulture. Has also written for likes of Blues & Soul, MySpace UK, HipHopDX, Dazed&Confused, Shook, Undercover and MOBO. Website: MGoshoOakes.com
