Jazz legends Grant Green and Herbie Hancock took out The Man in Blaxploitation films The Final Comedown and The Spook Who Sat By The Door.

In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections between the music of the moment and the films that gave it a platform.

Television and film actress Judy Pace has died. The influential actress, known for her roles in Blaxploitation films in the ’70s, died Wednesday, her daughters Shawn and Julia Pace Mitchell announced, ...