African American moviegoers had mixed feelings about Poitier. Many were glad that a Black actor had achieved power and prominence in Hollywood, but as Ed Guerrero writes, “Poitier’s ‘ebony saint’ ...

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 ...