Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Melvin Van Peebles, a Broadway playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” films of the 1970s, has died. He was 89. His family said in a statement that Van Peebles died Tuesday night at his home. Sometimes called the “godfather of
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