![]() ![]() ![]() And now, his son Mario has directed a movie about the Black Panthers, based on Melvin’s novel, “Panther,” which purports to tell the story of the militant Oakland, Calif., group that put “power to the people” into the political lexicon.īoth Van Peebles take a low-key approach to the movie. The release of their movie about the Black Panther Party, 1960s African-American revolutionaries, brings matters full circle for the Van Peebles, and not without irony.Īs the elder Van Peebles tells it, Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale made his “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” a movie about a ghetto hustler, required viewing for prospective Panther members. ![]() The movie “Panther” was a long time coming for the family Van Peebles, father and son, Mel vin and Mario. ![]()
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