John Singleton Suffered a Stroke at Age 51: Why Younger People Are Having Them
John Singleton.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Director John Singleton is currently in a comaafter suffering a “major stroke.” The famed director — who in 1992, became the youngest person, and the first African American, to ever be nominated for theAcademy Awardfor Best Director for his work directing the classicBoyz n the Hood— is just 51 years old. “Strokes are now the fifth leading cause of death in Americans,”Dr. Thomas Maldonado, vascular surgeon and professor of surgery at NYU Langone Health, told PEOPLE....