A look into the creative mind of writer-director-producer Dallas Jackson
June 20, 2019
Writer, director and producer, Dallas Jackson is methodically building his entertainment empire.
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A look into the creative mind of writer-director-producer Dallas Jackson
June 17, 2019
Writer, director and producer Dallas Jackson is methodically building his entertainment empire. This news is a reason to celebrate because Mr. Jackson is unapologetically Black and more to the point, he’s making it his mission to open those closed doors for other gifted people of color. If you are one of the millions of Netflix customers then you might already know the work of the very talented Jackson because his slasher film “Thriller” is now playing on the streaming giant. “Thriller” is not your usual horror-slasher movie. To begin, it is executive produced and scored by rapper RZA — add 100 points
L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson To Declare May 21 “John Singleton Day” in Los Angeles, Honoring Legendary Filmmaker’s Life and Legacy
May 21, 2019
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson Jr. will declare May 21, 2019 “John Singleton Day” in Los Angeles on Tuesday, commemorating the life and legacy of the legendary filmmaker John Singleton who passed away on April 28. The announcement will take place at a celebration of Singleton’s life at Bovard Auditorium at the University of Southern California on Tuesday where Singleton studied film and graduated from the university’s School of Cinematic Arts in 1990. “There is not enough that can be said about John Singleton and the profound impact he made in his 51 years of
Singleton Funeral Private, Peaceful
May 9, 2019
27 years after his Boys n the Hood fame, the family of John Singleton held a private funeral for him at Angelus Funeral Home, on Crenshaw Blvd., in Los Angeles, CA. Singleton was a giant in the film and television industry but more importantly, he told the Black story and represented inner-city Los Angeles like no one had done before; all by age of 24.
WATCH: Family and Friends Arrive at John Singleton Funeral at Angelus Funeral Home
May 6, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family, friends and dignitaries including Ice Cube, Stevie Wonder and Congresswoman Maxine Waters were among those mourning director John Singleton at his Los Angeles funeral on Monday. The private service was held at Angelus Funeral Home in South Los Angeles, the neighborhood formerly known as South Central, where Singleton spent part of his childhood and where his career-defining film, “Boyz N the Hood,” was set. Media was not allowed inside the funeral, which lasted about two hours before Singleton’s casket was carried out. Others who paid their respects include “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and the
John Singleton Private Funeral Today, will Remain Executive Producer of FX Drama Snowfall
May 6, 2019
John Singleton will be laid to rest today in a private ceremony in Los Angeles , a rep for his family revealed. The funeral, planned as “a very small, intimate goodbye for family and very close friends.” The funeral is not open to public. Snowfall, one of the last projects John Singleton was working will continue to live on as the FX drama’s executive producer, according to TMZ. The series, which follows various origins of Los Angeles’ crack epidemic, was scheduled to wrap up production on its third season next month. Singleton not only served as Snowfall‘s EP, but also directed and wrote
South L.A. Legend John Singleton Gone Too Soon
May 2, 2019
Singleton is revered in the Black community as a great storyteller and an entertainment icon. His career and life ended earlier than fans and family expected but the weight of his work will hold heavy forever. He died Monday, 11 days after suffering a stroke.
Rep. Karen Bass Statement on the Passing of Icon John Singleton
May 1, 2019
LOS ANGELES – Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in recognition of the life lived by John Singleton. “John Singleton was a native son of South Los Angeles who included our community in his prolific success. “He was just 24 years old when he received an Oscar Nomination for Best Director for ‘Boyz n the Hood’, making him not only the youngest filmmaker ever to receive the honor, but also the first ever Black director to receive that nomination. With this project, he humanized the struggle but also the beauty of life in South Los Angeles. His
John Singleton’s Work Resonated to Diverse Audiences
April 30, 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Much has been made about how John Singleton brought the issues gripping black youth in South Central Los Angeles to mainstream audiences with his 1991 classic “Boyz N the Hood.” But the themes of that film, and his others about African Americans in Southern California, also resonated with other young people of color, from Native Americans living on isolated reservations to Latino communities in Texas and New Mexico. The 51-year-old Singleton died Monday following a stroke earlier this month. Native American attorney and writer Ruth Hopkins says the movie was her first exposure to the urban
John Singleton Found a Perfect Marriage of Movie and Moment
April 30, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rarely have a filmmaker and a moment been so perfectly matched as John Singleton and the summer of 1991. When “Boyz N the Hood” was released that July, Singleton took what had become a cultural obsession — South-Central Los Angeles and the young black men growing up in it — and imbued them with a depth, humor and humanity lacking in the scare stories and songs that up to that point had defined them to much of the world. Singleton died Monday at age 51, after having a stroke earlier this month. Nearly 30 years earlier
‘Baby Boy’ Cast Taraji P. Henson, Tyrese and Snoop Dogg Remember John Singleton
April 30, 2019
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Update: John Singleton in coma after stroke
April 25, 2019
Singleton’s family had previously announced that he’d had a stroke on April 17, but there had been no details revealed about the seriousness of his condition.
UPDATE: John Singleton’s Taken off Life Support, Dead at 51
April 20, 2019
Today April 29: 1:23 p.m. Singleton family rep says John Singleton has passed “peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends.” 9.a.m Singleton’s family released the following statement: “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off life support today. This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with careful counsel of John’s doctors,” the statement said, published in TMZ. Last Week: According to TMZ famed director John Singleton has suffered a stroke. The legendary director and screenwriter is in the hospital the news