NEW YORK (AP) — Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood’s most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated “Boyz N the Hood” and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51. Singleton’s family said Monday that he died after […]
John Singleton will be taken off of life support at some point today. He suffered a major stroke 13 days ago in Los Angeles. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” a spokesperson for the family said […]
Apparently John Singleton‘s stroke last week was far more severe than originally reported. The Boyz N The Hood and Higher Learning director is currently in a medically induced coma according to TMZ and the family is in the process of establishing a conservatorship for him. Singleton returned from Costa Rica last week and complained of problems with his legs. He checked himself […]
NEW YORK (AP) — “Boyz N the Hood” director John Singleton suffered a stroke last week and remains hospitalized, according to his family. Additional details, including his condition, were not immediately available. In a statement released Saturday, Singleton’s family announced that the 51-year-old filmmaker was in ICU and “under great medical care.” “On Wednesday, April […]
Ice Cube’s loss was apparently Tupac Shakur‘s gain. The former Digital Underground member may have gained a lead role and more fans with acting in John Singleton‘s “Poetic Justice,” but had things turned out differently, it would’ve been Cube, instead of Shakur who moviegoers would’ve seen as Lucky. As Singleton noted, starring in a love story was […]
It’s safe to say that most people already know the story of the tragic death of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 at the hands of white supremacists. Since his death, there have been numerous plays, poems and documentaries on his life and brutal murder, however no proper biopic has been made…until now. https://twitter.com/shadowandact/status/950841356712316931 Today it […]
It’s the beginning of the year and some of your favorite celebrities have birthdays this month. January 1 Morris Chestnut January 2 Cuba Gooding Jr. January 3 Marc Morial January 6 John Singleton January 7 Zora Neal Hurston January 10 Max Roach January 11 Mary J. Blige January 13 Traci Bingham January 15 Martin Luther […]
Legendary director John Singleton stops by the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss his new FX series Snowfall. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
Director Benny Boom has opened up for the first time publicly about director John Singleton’s unsavory remarks about the upcoming Tupac biopic, All Eyez On Me. The film chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom, as well as his imprisonment and controversial time at Death Row Records. Titled after Shakur’s […]
John Singleton‘s newest television hit REBEL premieres tonight on BET with stars Danielle Mone Truitt, Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson and Cliff “Method Man” Smith. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSK29nwD3T-/?taken-by=daniellemonetruitt “Rebel is a detective thriller. I call it Shaft with a sister. It was time to see a black woman on TV kicking some ass. She starts out as a cop […]
John Singleton spoke to civil rights activist Deray Mckesson during last weekend’s ComplexCon at The Long Beach Convention Center about the unreleased biopic of Tupac Shakur All Eyez on Me. According to reports, the director is not convinced that the movie will be a proper chronicle of the rap legend’s life and career. Singleton, who was […]
