Poetic Justice

His next film, Poetic Justice (1993), starred Jackson’s sister, singer Janet Jackson. 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…

…acted in such movies as Poetic Justice (1993) and How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and appeared in several TV productions, including the landmark miniseries Roots (1977), which was based on Alex Haley’s 1976 book. Angelou received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Look Away (1973), despite…

…made her film debut in Poetic Justice, which also starred Tupac Shakur. Her later movie credits included Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and its sequel, Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), both written and directed by Tyler Perry. She also appeared in For Colored Girls (2010), Perry’s

…Boyz n the Hood (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…

…following year he appeared in Poetic Justice, opposite Janet Jackson, and he released his second album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. The album did not stray far from the activist lyricism of his debut, but singles such as “Holler If Ya Hear Me” and “Keep Ya Head Up” made it much…