The precedent to Fruitvale Station: Boyz n the Hood

Tears flowed openly at the opening of Fruitvale Station, the made-in-Oakland film based on the last days of Oscar Grant, an unarmed black youth shot to death.  The film's director has been praised for his highly original movie, but he says Fruitvale Station had a precedent in cinema for racial tension and understanding in America, the groundbreaking 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood.  Read the story on Youth Radio.