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Ohio Wesleyan Announces 2023 Melvin Van Peebles Symposium

Hayes helped shape the sound of Memphis soul in the 1960s, and later co-wrote hits for Sam & Dave and Carla Thomas before making albums of his own. Originally broadcast in 1994.

'Jaws: The Revenge' was released in July 1977.

'Jaws: The Revenge' was released in July 1977.

Filming Begins Late July 2022; Producer Walter Shaw Determined to Ensure Black Civil Rights Pioneers Murdered in 1951 Secure Their Rightful Place In History

In his book The Womens House of Detention, Hugh Ryan writes about the New York City prison and the role it played in the gay rights movement of the 60s, including the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.

On March 8, 1991, Mario Van Peebles’ feature directorial debut “New Jack City”...

Christopher St. John is best known for his role as a radical in the original "Shaft," but "Top of the Heap" showed his fearless filmmaking . Why you should know his work.

Known for his pioneering blaxploitation cinema, the late film director also created Don’t Play Us Cheap, a goofy but soul-stirring Broadway hit that should not be forgotten

Melvin Van Peebles, the pioneering African-American filmmaker who is best known for his films “Watermelon Man” and “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” transitioned on September 21, 2021, at his home in Manhattan. He was 89 years old.