The Skanner News - 'Shaft' Star Richard Roundtree, Considered the First Black Action Movie Hero, Has Died at 81

Roundtree’s “Shaft” was part of a change in how Black movies were viewed in Hollywood, which failed to consider Black actors – especially for leading roles — in projects at the time

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