Melvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking filmmaker and playwright, dies at 89 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.

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