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Rosie Perez ⏤ Do the Right Thing, Opening credits

MO BETTER BLUES released 31 years ago today.

@officialspikelee

August 03, 1990.

THIS IS MY OSCAR SPEECH FROM LAST NIGHT:

SPECIAL LOVE TO TONYA, SATCHEL AND JACKSON

THE WORLD TODAY IS IRONY

THE DATE THE 24TH

THE MONTH

FEBRUARY WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE SHORTEST

MONTH OF THE YEAR

WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

THE YEAR 2019

THE YEAR 1619

HIS/HER – STORY

1619 TO 2019

400 YEARS

400 YEARS AGO

OUR ANCESTORS WERE STOLEN FROM MOTHER AFRICA

BROUGHT TO JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA – ENSLAVED

OUR ANCESTORS TO WORK DA LAND

FROM CAN’T SEE IN DA MORNING

TO CAN’T SEE AT NIGHT

MY GRANDMOTHER ZIMMIE REATHA SHELTON

WHO LIVED TO BE 100 YEARS YOUNG

WHO WAS A SPELMAN COLLEGE GRADUATE

EVEN THOUGH HER MOTHER WAS A SLAVE

MY GRANDMOTHER WHO SAVED

50 YEARS OF HER SOCIAL SECURITY

CHECKS TO PUT HER 1st

GRANDCHILD – SHE CALLED ME SPIKEY POO – PUT ME

THROUGH MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

AND NYU GRAD FILM

BEFORE THE WORLD TONIGHT I GIVE

PRAISE TO OUR ANCESTORS WHO

HELPED BUILD THIS COUNTRY AND

WHAT IT IS TODAY – ALONE WITH

THE GENOCIDE OF ITS NATIVE PEOPLE

IF WE ALL CONNECT WITH OUR

ANCESTORS FOR LOVE WISDOM

AND REGAINING OUR HUMANITY IT

WILL BE A POWERFUL MOVEMENT

THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

IS AROUND THE CORNER

LET’S ALL MOBILIZE, LET’S

BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY

MAKE THE MORAL CHOICE BETWEEN LOVE VS. HATE

LET’S DO THE RIGHT THING

Y’KNOW I HAD TO GET THAT IN

SOMEWAY – SOMEHOW

IN CLOSING

BROOKLYN’S IN DA HOUSE

BROOKLYN WINS

BROOKLYN WINS

Released 29 years ago today.

MALCOLM X.