John Singleton devoted his cinematic talent 'into a virtuoso vision of black life that allowed us to experience the full humanity of black people and in so doing learn more about ourselves,' writes Peniel Joseph for CNNOpinion
Peniel Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. He is the author of several books, most recently"Stokely: A Life." The views expressed here are his. View more opinion articles on CNN.
John Singleton, the brilliant filmmaker whose work chronicled black life on the margins of the American dream in movies like"Boyz n the Hood,""Poetic Justice" and"Higher Learning," died Monday after being taken off life support following a recent stroke. There is poetic symmetry against this tragic backdrop, as Monday also marked the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1992 rebellion that exploded in Singleton's beloved City of Angels.
The 51-year-old filmmaker recently experienced a career renaissance as the creator of the television series"Snowfall," which documents the rise of crack cocaine in Los Angeles during the early 1980s.Peniel Joseph Yet Singleton will forever be remembered for directing, at the age of 23, one of the landmark American films of his generation. Released on July 2, 1991,"Boyz n the Hood" helped permanently transform the aesthetics of American cinema.
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