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Mario Van Peebles wanted to adapt his father's book on the Black Panther Party into a film; however, they faced challenges in securing funding from Hollywood due to resistance to their vision.
I said, man, I want to do that because he had written a book on the black Panthers. I said, I want to turn your book on the black Panther party for self-defense into a movie.
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Mario Van Peebles wanted to adapt his father's book on the Black Panther Party into a film; however, they faced challenges in securing funding from Hollywood due to resistance to their vision.
I said, man, I want to do that because he had written a book on the black Panthers. I said, I want to turn your book on the black Panther party for self-defense into a movie.