Englewood neighborhood wary of Spike Lee’s ‘Chiraq’

By Natalie Moore
Englewood neighborhood wary of Spike Lee’s ‘Chiraq’
Spike Lee speaks on stage during the “Independent Lens” panel at the the PBS 2014 Summer TCA held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Englewood neighborhood wary of Spike Lee’s ‘Chiraq’
Spike Lee speaks on stage during the “Independent Lens” panel at the the PBS 2014 Summer TCA held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Englewood neighborhood wary of Spike Lee’s ‘Chiraq’

By Natalie Moore
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel objects to director Spike Lee’s decision to set a new film in the beleaguered Chicago neighborhood of Englewood. The movie, Chiraq, focuses on black-on-black violence. WBEZ’s Natalie Moore talks to residents about their feelings on the term and Lee’s movie.