Last week, the sad news broke that visionary John Singleton suffered a stroke at age 51.
After being put in a medically-induced coma, he was removed from life support by family on Monday.
Singleton, the first Black filmmaker to be nominated for a directing Oscar, passed away this afternoon.
Singleton?s talent agency, ICM Partners, issued a statement to further confirm the news.
The visionary filmmaker lent his writing and directing talents to several formidable projects.