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film by Singleton [1995]

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    • Singleton, John
      In John Singleton

      Singleton’s other films included Higher Learning (1995), a drama investigating a variety of social issues as it follows the lives of three college freshmen (1993); Rosewood (1997), based on a true story of racial violence in Florida in the 1920s; a remake of the landmark blaxploitation film Shaft (2000);…

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      • Regina King
        In Regina King

        … (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), and Higher Learning (1995), all directed by John Singleton, and followed with the comedy Friday (1995). King’s performance as the wife of a football player (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) in the popular movie Jerry Maguire (1996) brought her additional notice and led to more prominent roles in…

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