"Fight the Power"

Over thirty years since its initial release, Do the Right Thing nonetheless maintains a prevailing sense of urgency in its message and theme. The fact that anyone, even those who are only remotely aware of the issues of race and police brutality in America, can watch this film and believed that it could have been made last year. Just as heatedly debated as the film was decades ago, its message remains a source of contention today. Lee…