Mark D. Cunningham
Professor and chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film at Austin Community College. His scholarship focuses on Black filmmakers, screen adaptations, and representations of race and identity in popular media, including the work of John Singleton, Spike Lee, Barry Jenkins, and Ice-T.
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Oct 27, 2026 • 1h 1min
Once Upon a Time in South Central LA: John Singleton's Hood Trilogy with Mark D. Cunningham (UP of Mississippi, 2026)
Mark D. Cunningham, a film scholar and Austin Community College department chair, revisits John Singleton’s South Central trilogy: Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice, and Baby Boy. They explore the history of South Central LA, Black fatherhood, masculinity, gender, hip-hop’s cinematic influence, Ricky’s tragic death, and Singleton’s place in Black literary and film traditions.
Oct 27, 2026 • 1h 1min
Once Upon a Time in South Central LA: John Singleton's Hood Trilogy with Mark D. Cunningham (UP of Mississippi, 2026)
Mark D. Cunningham, a film scholar and Austin Community College department chair, revisits John Singleton’s “hood trilogy”: Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice, and Baby Boy. They explore South Central LA’s history, Black fatherhood, gender and motherhood, hip-hop’s influence, Singleton’s literary roots, Ricky’s devastating death, and the future of Black filmmaking.
Oct 27, 2026 • 1h 1min
Once Upon a Time in South Central LA: John Singleton's Hood Trilogy with Mark D. Cunningham (UP of Mississippi, 2026)
Mark D. Cunningham, a film scholar and Austin Community College professor, revisits John Singleton’s Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice, and Baby Boy. They explore South Central LA’s history, Black fatherhood, single mothers, hip-hop’s cinematic influence, Singleton’s literary connections, Ricky’s tragic death, and Hollywood’s shrinking space for richly textured Black stories.
