John Singleton was the first African-American filmmaker and, at age 24, the youngest person to get an Oscar nomination for directing 'Boyz N the Hood'
John Singleton, the filmmaker who brought African-American stories of the inner city into the center of Hollywood and popular culture with movies such as “Boyz N the Hood” and “Poetic Justice,” died on Monday at age 51. He had struggled with hypertension and suffered a stroke earlier this month, according to a statement from his family.
In his debut film, the 1991 drama “Boyz N the Hood,” friends in South Central Los Angeles, where Mr. Singleton himself was raised, aim for a life beyond their block but become mired in gang...
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