Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89
4:00pm PDT - September 22nd, 2021 melvin van peebles - Breitbart NewsNEW YORK (AP) — Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.