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Before John Singleton had passed, his family was already debating how his finances would be distributed among his family. His daughter, Cleopatra Singleton was arguing with her grandmother, John’s mother Sheila Ward, the woman in charge of the estate about how she would be taken care of during her father’s illness and later his death. […]

John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director and writer of such film as Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, Shaft, Baby Boy and Higher Learning died Monday following complications of a stroke. He was 51. He was taken off life support on Monday afternoon, mere days after it was revealed that he had suffered a “major stroke” and was in a coma. “John passed […]

UPDATE #3: Singleton was taken off life support around 1:30 PM PST. UPDATE #2: Deadline Is reporting that Singleton will be taken off life support today. “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 […]

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 […]

John Singleton may have suffered a stroke. No word on when this occurred, but according to blogger B.Scott, he’s currently in the hospital and his condition is unknown at this time. Actor Omar Epps posted a get well message on Twitter early Saturday (4/20). He appeared in Singleton’s 1995 directorial film “Higher Learning.” https://twitter.com/omarepps/status/1119584644016422913 Prayers […]

The Blackhouse Foundation continued with their 2017 Sundance event line-up on Sunday, hosting a discussion about black masculinity featuring Oscar winner and activist Common discussing the bridge of social activism and art, and The Making of Burning Sands. The Campaign for Black Male Achievement and Blackhouse were the event sponsors. “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times” […]

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President Barack Obama is slated to travel to Florida on Thursday to honor the victims of the Orlando shooting.

John Singleton has announced that he was stepping down as the man director for the Tupac Shakur biopic. In a long Instagram post on Tuesday, Singleton says, “Real Talk! The reason I am not making this picture is because the people involved aren’t really respectful of the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur,. I won’t say much […]

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Tupac fans are going to have to wait a bit longer than expected for a planned biopic about the West Coast legend. Behind-the-scenes Hollywood triple-threat John Singleton was…

Russell Simmons has rekindled his relationship with HBO and has partnered up with “Boyz N The Hood” director John Singleton to produce a new TV…

John Singleton’s 1993 film Poetic Justice has had such a large impact on popular culture that it’s hard to believe the film hit theaters 20…