Rick Fox, Honors Spike Lee (discusses Tyler Perry)

BlackTree TV Hostess, Ms. Ameerah Banks, catches up with 3 time NBA Champion turned actor Rick Fox, who credits Spike Lee with diversifying his career. The actor talks about "He Got Game" the Spike Lee Joint he starred in, and the future including his new movie with Tyler Perry, "Meet The Browns" and more.

Spike Lee Honored With Sixth Annual Chrysler Behind the Lens Award
Friday March 28, 1:52 pm ET BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- - Lee's production company, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983 and opened entertainment industry doors to many actors, filmmakers and craftspeople of color - Hollywood turns out to celebrate the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind such movies as "Jungle Fever," "Malcolm X," "Do The Right Thing" and the Emmy-winning 2007 miniseries "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts," documenting the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina - In addition to writing, producing, directing and acting, Lee teaches film at Columbia University and New York University, and is the author of nine books - The Chrysler Foundation will donate $25,000 in Lee's name to his alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta
Spike Lee, one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, became the sixth recipient Wednesday of the Chrysler LLC Behind the Lens Award. Some 400 guests attended the award ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California in recognition of the outstanding achievements of the director of such groundbreaking films as "Jungle Fever," "Do The Right Thing" and "Malcolm X"; who helped launch the big-screen careers of Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson and John Turturro, as well as numerous other actors, filmmakers and craftspeople.

"Spike Lee epitomizes the ideal of the Behind the Lens Award," Frank Fountain, Chrysler LLC Senior Vice President - External Affairs and Public Policy, said. "His thoughtful films and activism in Hollywood have inspired a generation of filmmakers, encouraged actors, challenged basic assumptions and expanded the field to include many more African-Americans in key roles behind the lens. We are thrilled to have him as the award's latest honoree and to celebrate his commitment and passion."

In addition to the award, The Chrysler Foundation will donate $25,000 to Lee's alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta, in recognition of his accomplishments. The donation will benefit the Morehouse College School of Sports Journalism, a program created to expand the field of sports journalism for African-American students. The program, which began with seed money donated by Lee, launched its first course offerings in January 2007. Lee, who received his bachelor's degree in 1979, is a third-generation Morehouse graduate and now serves on the school's board of trustees. To date, his efforts have raised more than $1 million to benefit the program.

Hosted by CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien, the evening paid tribute to Lee as Academy Award-nominated actress (Best Supporting Actress 1993 for her role in "Fearless") Rosie Perez discussed her fond memories of working with Lee. Perez made her feature-film debut in "Do The Right Thing." The evening featured special performances by long-time friend and composer Terence Blanchard, which included a tribute to New Orleans and Lee's documentary "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts," along with a Patti Austin collaboration "A Change is Going to Come." Tap dancer and choreographer Savion Glover performed a dance number to Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," a song that also was featured in "Do the Right Thing."

"It's an honor to join the group of trailblazing artists and professionals who have received this award before me," Lee said. "I'm particularly thrilled to accept this award in the presence of so many of the family members, friends, mentors and collaborators without whom this recognition would not have been possible. I also want to thank Chrysler for sponsoring the Behind the Lens Award, which recognizes the creative individuals whose work affects our lives every day."

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[CrashArtSkillz]

Superior?lmao funny when whites come from black ppl yet they assume they are more superior

Dont hate the mother and fathers that created you devilz you are children of this planet with no discipline of God in you;but dont worry your time is comming

[89whodatcha]

RICK FOX..RICK-FOX!!! (Tasha Voice) lol

[CrashArtSkillz]

@MOZZFEST95 Also jews make it their buisiness to tell an remind the world what has happened to them they have also recieved reparations which has created coperations with those funds cause money=power=respect always telling ppl to forget what you devils done an continue to do,yet you remind us of thanksgiving the day you slaughtered 70million natives or 9/11 or 4 of jews/lie sorry meant july

[CrashArtSkillz]

@MOZZFEST95 first of all you inhumane parasite of the planet..black on black crime was not a common thing with black ppl from the time slavery ended thats comes from a lack of miseducation an self hatred that was imposed on us since slavery Blacks were conditioned to hate self you fucks never restored us back to a nation jews delt with hitler for 4 years not 400 idiot

[MOZZFEST95]

@FishDontBlinq lmfao This is the funniest comment ive seen on this video, please explain how we make you impregnant girls and do drugs? thats your own fault u dumbass. if i black man shoots another black man how is that a white persons fault? Guys like yourself cant take responsibility for your own actions. Slavery ended over 150 years ago, black people have the right to get a job and be successful but instead u wanna commit crimes and blame it on white people. if u dont like america then leave.

[MOZZFEST95]

@CrashArtSkillz Its funny how u dont want to be discriminated meanwhile u blame all your problems on white people cause u can't take responsibility for your own actions. slavery ended over 150 years ago, grow up and move on. EVERY RACE has gone through something terrible, jews went through the holocaust, asians went through the mongolian empire, plus romans enslaved mostly white people and u act like your the only race that suffered, btw that theory that whites came from blacks makes no sense.

[tasha9976]

spike lee is from newyork,all newyorker are hater.

[CrashArtSkillz]

@CrashArtSkillz well all in the bible it tells you the israelites areb above all ppl on the earth

[FishDontBlinq]

@CrashArtSkillz Yeah, them crackas be keepin the black man down. Always making us impregnate girls rampantly in urban metropolitan areas. And they made crack and somehow they got us to want to smoke and abuse it, even though all races use and abuse it. And yeah it's all the white devils fault. Talking about no discipline of God you excitedly invoke God's wrath on people based on race alone, whoever says whites are superior is dumb, and you are just as bad claiming anyone is born better off race

[ty1977]

Tyler perry sucks

[crystaljones3434]

white people has stolen from us all our lives, this is a slave mans mind set... Black people always "KO" the next Brother... This is not our land... we fought on this land, cultivated the land, and even got a Black President, but yet and still you have the house nigga, and the field nigga, one always trying to be #1 in" massa" eyes. stop judging one another and just support each other,There is enough out there for the both of you....

[shaneshane316]

tyler perry craves asian cocks , he is nothing but a trick ass ho, hed pimp his mama for a dollar