Sometimes called the "godfather of modern Black cinema," the multitalented Van Peebles wrote numerous books and plays, and recorded several albums - playing multiple instruments and delivering rap-style lyrics. It meant appreciating the power, beauty and interconnectivity of all people." True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer's mentality. "We want to be the success we see, thus we need to see ourselves being free. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth?" Mario Van Peebles said in a statement Wednesday. In a statement, his family said that Van Peebles, father of the actor-director Mario Van Peebles, died Tuesday evening at his home in Manhattan. 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.
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