Melvin Van Peebles discusses his career with his son ... ushering in a wave of blaxpoitation films that presented new images of African-Americans on the screen.

Melvin Van Peebles discusses his career with his son ... ushering in a wave of blaxpoitation films that presented new images of African-Americans on the screen.

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker ... In statement, his family said that Van Peebles, father of the actor-director Mario Van Peebles, died Tuesday evening at his home in Manhattan. “Dad ...