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L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson To Declare May 21 “John Singleton Day” in Los Angeles, Honoring Legendary Filmmaker’s Life and Legacy
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L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson To Declare May 21 “John Singleton Day” in Los Angeles, Honoring Legendary Filmmaker’s Life and Legacy

Sentinel News WireMay 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
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Singleton Funeral Private, Peaceful

E. Mesiyah McGinnis, Staff writerMay 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
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WATCH: Family and Friends Arrive at John Singleton Funeral at Angelus Funeral Home

Associated Press -ANDREW DALTON and CHRIS PIZZELLOMay 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

“If You’re Hungry, Let’s Do it”: Ride With Ginuwine at the Taste of Soul
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“If You’re Hungry, Let’s Do it”: Ride With Ginuwine at the Taste of Soul

By Amanda Scurlock, Contributing WriterSeptember 20, 2018

The lineup for the Hyundai Soundstage at the 13th Annual Taste of Soul keeps getting better and better! Iconic R&B crooner Ginuwine will be gracing Crenshaw boulevard with his melodic standards on October 20th. He will be joining songbird Chante Moore and rap legend Kurtis Blow on the talented Hyundai Soundstage slate with journalist Roland Martin hosting and Brian “DJ B-Hen” Henry on the ones and twos. Ginuwine had a career in the music industry that has spanned over 25 years and also made strides as an actor in plays, television and movies. Music videos profiled his dance moves along with is