My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children's education.

" Lee said he intended it as a joke. Anna. Roger Guenveur Smith also starred in the television documentary film A Huey P.

Lee's movies have examined race relations colorism in the black community the role of media in contemporary life urban crime and poverty and other political issues. Lee has won numerous awards including an Emmy Award. He has also received two Academy Award nominations.