(The Root) — John Singleton’s Poetic Justice was released in 1993 during a watershed period that saw a number of black films entering theaters. Janet Jackson starred as Justice, a poetry-loving ...

WUNC is part of the American Graduate Project. It’s a public media initiative looking at education and the drop out crisis in North Carolina. It’s a big issue, by some measurements, an estimated ...

There are three distinct movies in “Poetic Justice,” John Singleton’s wistful new film and the follow-up to his explosive, Oscar-nominated writing and directing debut, “Boyz N the Hood.” Each has ...

Following his turn as Bishop in Juice, Tupac Shakur experienced an upswing in his ability to land lead roles. Though Boyz n the Hood earned Singleton acclaim from critics and the general public, ...

I remember the very first time I saw Poetic Justice. Even at a young age, I was captivated by the thick, waist-length box braids combined with the black hat and oversized dad jeans. Back then, that ...

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“Boyz N the Hood” rests in American movie history like a boulder in a riverbed, altering the direction of the stream. After its release in the summer of 1991, everything looked different, including ...

Janet Jackson wanted the late Tupac Shakur to get tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, ahead of the kiss she and the “cat about town” filmed for “Poetic Justice” in 1992. ‘Mean Girls’ star ...