Courtesy of The Root
John Singleton‘s Poetic Justice was released in 1993 during a watershed period that saw a number of black films entering theaters. Janet Jackson starred as Justice, a poetry-loving hairstylist (the works of Maya Angelou were prominently featured), and Tupac Shakur played Lucky, a postal worker with dreams of making it big as a rapper.
Twenty years later, Poetic Justice continues to influence black culture. Here are five ways the movie predicted the future. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
