Los Angeles Magazine

How ‘Boyz N the Hood’ Shined a Spotlight on This South L.A. Street 30 Years Ago

Cuba Gooding Jr. in 'Boyz N the Hood' (Courtesy Columbia Pictures) Before I can even pose my first question to Kojo Lewis, a black Ford Mustang pulls up outside the aging, bungalow-style house where ...
The Root

25 Years Later, the Power and Brilliance of Boyz n the Hood Still Resonate

“In any type of writing program, they say to write about what you know,” John Singleton told Walter Mosley during a conversation following a 25th-anniversary screening of his classic film debut, Boyz ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Boyz N The Hood' Director John Singleton

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross. John Singleton, the first African-American to be nominated for a best director Oscar, died ...
The Boston Globe

Praying for that fool: ‘Boyz N the Hood’ turns 35

I’ve always felt a special kinship with the late director, John Singleton. He and I had several things in common. When he made his 1991 debut film, “Boyz N the Hood” at age 23, he was one year out of ...
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John Singleton Is Dead; 'Boyz N the Hood' Director Was 51

John Singleton, whose powerful debut film, “Boyz N the Hood,” earned him an Oscar nomination for best director, the first for an African-American, died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 51. His death, ...