he took the day off to protest. >> it has been divisions, two anton chichkans. we have known that our whole lives. everybody is on pins and needles, and after a period of time. you become numb to it. i don't want us to be numb to it any more. >> a closer look at the identity, some say the disparities of decades past are catching up with the leadership. >> director of spike lee's latest film is about gang violence in anton chichkan. shirak is a satire based on an ancient greek drum erp. it's believed to speak to the epidemic of gun violence. we sat with sara hoy for an episode of talk to al jazeera. he was asked what he believes it will take for things to change. >> let's be honest. if young white infants and kinder garden first grade are slaughtered, and nothing happens right away. >> you know that it will take a minute. i thought for sure. i put money on it, president obama felt the same thing. but it hasn't been the case. we are 88 people - where 88 people die every day due to gunviolence. 88 every day. it's like 32 thawed. i was never that good in maths. but