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- PEOPLE, Page 37The Singleton Sensation
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- By MICHAEL QUINN
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- As of last week, there was one less opportunity for young
- African Americans to dream of becoming the "first black"
- something. John Singleton, auteur of the streetwise but
- classically crafted Boyz N the Hood, became the first black and,
- at 24, the youngest nominee for Best Director in Academy-Award
- history -- a stunning vindication of a thoughtful film that was
- foolishly blamed for the violence at a handful of screenings.
- Says Singleton: "Those who attributed the violent acts to my
- film probably voted for Ronald Reagan, who created the climate
- in which teenagers shoot each other for gold chains and
- sneakers." And does the work of Orson Welles -- the former
- youngest nominee for Best Director, 26 when singled out for
- Citizen Kane -- influence Singleton's? "What do you think? I
- went to film school."
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