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Cha

(296,679 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:06 AM Feb 2016

Tweet from Tonya Lewis Lee @TLewisLee~ "Just to clear.

Tonya Lewis Lee ??@TLewisLee
Just to be clear, while my husband @SpikeLee supports Bernie Sanders @HillaryClinton is my candidate! We need Hillary to be the next POTUS!
5:35 AM - 23 Feb 2016
945 945 Retweets 1,436 1,436 likes

http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/23/chat-away-760/#comments


Tonya Lewis Lee
Producer | Writer | Actress
Tonya Lewis Lee was born on March 15, 1966 in the USA. She is a producer and writer, known for The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013), Mistress of Modernism and She's All That. She has been married to Spike Lee since October 2, 1993. They have two children. See full bio »


Born: March 15, 1966 in USA

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1416174/


Spike Lee's Wife's Endorsement For President Is Every Bit As Important To Note As Her Husband's


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But unlike Spike, Tonya isn't feeling the Bern.

Her husband might have the more high-profile career, but Tonya Lee is a powerhouse and political insider in her own right. A native of New York City, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Virginia School of Law before working in a prestigious Washington, D.C. law firm. In 1992, she met her husband at the Congressional Black Caucus Weekend, and the couple has been together ever since. Tonya later started her own production company, and helped produce the award-winning documentary I Sit Where I Want: The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education.

http://www.bustle.com/articles/143716-spike-lees-wifes-endorsement-for-president-is-every-bit-as-important-to-note-as-her-husbands



Tonya Lewis Lee has it goin' on!

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Tweet from Tonya Lewis Lee @TLewisLee~ "Just to clear. (Original Post) Cha Feb 2016 OP
She is drop-dead gorgeous and really smart, too! pandr32 Feb 2016 #1
Yes, she is! I had no idea what she looked like so I searched for a pic Cha Feb 2016 #2
Just graduating from UVA Law is impressive in itself obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #5
And, another smart African American woman for Hillary.. 70% of Black women are registered to vote. Cha Feb 2016 #6
Yes, excellent point! obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #11
Se se Puede! Cha Feb 2016 #12
K&R! stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #3
Thank you, stonecutter... I appreciate you! Cha Feb 2016 #4
Yet another strong, intelligent, and BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #7
Thank you, Blue.. it just got better and better.. I went looking for her pic because Cha Feb 2016 #8
Great bonus! eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #9
Another lady with class supporting a lady with class. William769 Feb 2016 #10
Thank you, William.. bonus tweet! Cha Feb 2016 #13
Beautiful, smart lady! lunamagica Feb 2016 #14
And, there's more of them, lunamagica... Cha Feb 2016 #15
Wow Spike listen to your awesome wife! workinclasszero Feb 2016 #16
Yes, they are, working.. Spike Lee has a brilliant, beautiful wife.. he should definitely Cha Feb 2016 #17
I bet he don't! workinclasszero Feb 2016 #20
k&r DesertRat Feb 2016 #18
Yay Tonya.. she took care of that! Cha Feb 2016 #19
I like her use of the word NEED DesertRat Feb 2016 #21
I know.. I caught that.. Mahalo for highlighting it, Desert Rat! Cha Feb 2016 #24
And women actually show up to VOTE!!!!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #22
Especially Black Women, Tarheel! Cha Feb 2016 #25
Truth!!!!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #26
Must be a fabulous household! ismnotwasm Feb 2016 #23

Cha

(296,679 posts)
2. Yes, she is! I had no idea what she looked like so I searched for a pic
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:31 AM
Feb 2016

and found all of this..

Spike Lee's Wife's Endorsement For President Is Every Bit As Important To Note As Her Husband's


snip//

But unlike Spike, Tonya isn't feeling the Bern.

Her husband might have the more high-profile career, but Tonya Lee is a powerhouse and political insider in her own right. A native of New York City, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Virginia School of Law before working in a prestigious Washington, D.C. law firm. In 1992, she met her husband at the Congressional Black Caucus Weekend, and the couple has been together ever since. Tonya later started her own production company, and helped produce the award-winning documentary I Sit Where I Want: The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education.

http://www.bustle.com/articles/143716-spike-lees-wifes-endorsement-for-president-is-every-bit-as-important-to-note-as-her-husbands

Apparently has more common sense..

Cha

(296,679 posts)
6. And, another smart African American woman for Hillary.. 70% of Black women are registered to vote.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 07:52 AM
Feb 2016
Donna Brazile
✔ ??@donnabrazile
70 percent of Black women are registered to vote -- that's more than any other group - by gender, race or ethnicity. Use your voting power.
4:17 PM - 23 Feb 2016
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http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/23/question-and-answer/


Cha

(296,679 posts)
8. Thank you, Blue.. it just got better and better.. I went looking for her pic because
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 08:17 AM
Feb 2016

I was curious and oh my.. Tonya Lee has a stunning resume..

And, bonus tweet..

Donna Brazile
✔ ??@donnabrazile
70 percent of Black women are registered to vote -- that's more than any other group - by gender, race or ethnicity. Use your voting power.
4:17 PM - 23 Feb 2016
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http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/23/question-and-answer/

Cha

(296,679 posts)
13. Thank you, William.. bonus tweet!
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 08:48 AM
Feb 2016
Donna Brazile
✔ ??@donnabrazile
70 percent of Black women are registered to vote -- that's more than any other group - by gender, race or ethnicity. Use your voting power.
4:17 PM - 23 Feb 2016
630 630 Retweets 787 787 likes

http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/23/question-and-answer/

Cha

(296,679 posts)
15. And, there's more of them, lunamagica...
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:20 AM
Feb 2016
Donna Brazile
✔ ??@donnabrazile
70 percent of Black women are registered to vote -- that's more than any other group - by gender, race or ethnicity. Use your voting power.
4:17 PM - 23 Feb 2016
630 630 Retweets 787 787 likes

http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/23/question-and-answer/

Gracias!

Cha

(296,679 posts)
17. Yes, they are, working.. Spike Lee has a brilliant, beautiful wife.. he should definitely
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:46 AM
Feb 2016

listen to her. I can't really see him vilifying Hilary at home.. like sanders does.. I don't think Tonya would be having any.

Thank you!

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
21. I like her use of the word NEED
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 04:46 PM
Feb 2016

Not just want, but "We need Hillary to be the next POTUS!".

Yes!

Cha

(296,679 posts)
25. Especially Black Women, Tarheel!
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 06:01 AM
Feb 2016
Donna Brazile
✔ ??@donnabrazile
70 percent of Black women are registered to vote -- that's more than any other group - by gender, race or ethnicity. Use your voting power.
4:17 PM - 23 Feb 2016
630 630 Retweets 787 787 likes

http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/23/question-and-answer/

Gracias!
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