Why The Mayor Of Chicago Is Pissed About Spike Lee's New Movie

Director Spike Lee is no stranger to controversy. Quite the contrary; it's become a nearly inseparable part of who the man is. Sometimes it finds him, other times he is the catalyst behind it. His latest feature film is no exception. From its title to its subject matter, Lee will be drawing attention to the problem of violence in Chicago's south side, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is none to happy about it. The film, titled Chi-Raq a portmanteau of Chicago and Iraq, takes the classical play by Aristoph...