Do the right thing & The Wretched of the Earth

Watching the film "Do the right thing" by Spike Lee and reading the novel "The Wretched of the Earth" by Frantz Fanon really brought some ideas to me about how prevalent racism is today. Spike Lee showed how violence can build and build so much to the point where it causes destruction ( as we saw with Sal's Pizzeria and the death of Radio Raheem) and also, he showed examples of violence and racism in a very open way because today many people feel that racism has ceased, but from the very recent election, we have definitely seen how much racism still exists.
In the Fannon's novel, she touches on the same issues with violence, racial difference, colonization and revolution that we experience in our culture. Although, the novel and the film were written in different time periods and Lee and Fannon speak from different points of views, when it boils down, the issues that they raise really have not changed as far as violence and racism is concerned.
Reading the novel and watching the film posed me to ask the question of how can we put a stop to the cycle of violence and racism? I feel that it would take some open mindedness from all cultures to come together and learn that although we come from different races and cultures, we still are human and we should treat each other as such.
Both Lee and Fannon have exposed the cruel realities of the violent past that we have experienced. Also, I liked the fact that both focused racism on all ethnicity's, not just black and white, but between Hispanics, African Americans, whites, Asians and many more, because sometimes people think that racism is only between African Americans and whites, but it is not, so I feel that Lee and Fannon have exposed us to the harsh truths of our society and unfortunately we are still in a racial battle and experiencing violence such as the war.