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Melvin Van Peebles, the Godfather of Black Film, Is Dead at 89

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Melvin Van Peebles, the Godfather of Black Film, Is Dead at 89

Actor-writer-director-composer Melvin Van Peeblesa Renaissance man who promoted Black economic empowerment and helped usher in a new era of Black filmmaking with his best-known work, the 1971 film Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Songdied Tuesday night at 89.

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