They Don't Care About Us permission to film in one of the city's shantytowns. The music video was directed by Spike Lee. Asked why he chose Lee to direct the video, Jackson responded, "'They Don't Care About Us' has an edge, and Spike Lee had approached me. It's a public awareness song and that's what he is all about. It's a protest kind of song ... and I think he was perfect for it". Jackson also collaborated with 200 members of the cultural group Olodum, who "swayed to the heavy beat of Salvador's 'samba-reggae' music". The media interest surrounding the music video exposed Olodum to
Lee White (actor) Cooper. White died on December 16, 1949 in Hollywood, California, of leukemia. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Lee White (actor) Lee White (August 28, 1888 – December 16, 1949), better known as Lee "Lasses" White, was an American actor of the stage, screen and radio. He became famous doing minstrel shows during the early part of the 1900s, during which time he earned his nickname of "Lasses", which was short for Molasses. After spending some time on radio, White entered the film industry in the late 1930s. During his eleven-year career he appeared in