Melvin Van Peebles, icon of Black cinema behind 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,' dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, a legendary filmmaker and actor also known as the godfather of Black cinema, died Tuesday night. He was 89.
Melvin Van Peebles, icon of Black cinema behind 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,' dies at 89
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