residents. >> something wrong? >> something wrong? yeah. it's just too bad you don't know what it is. >> the same black cop encounters him years later when he's a teenager and profiles him. >> i didn't do nothing. >> you think you're tough. you think you're tough, huh? oh, you're scared now, huh? i like that. >> singleton was nominated for two academy awards, best original screenplay and the youngest person ever nominated for best director. >> it was an era when a lot of people were playing attention to black film. there's this famous moment when "the new york times" magazine does this cover story. you really had for the first time a large collection of black filmmakers documenting what was going on in the culture. >> you got to be ready to stand