Can't we all just get along?

Mario Van Peebles wants to do what no politician seems capable of these days -- unite the world. At least, that's how I read this new item courtesy of Dark Horizons. The project looks like it could be heavy handed, but I'll use it as an excuse to plug "Baadasssss," his 2003 film about the making of his father Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." "Baadasssss" is a rough and tumble movie, overstuffed at times but always engaging. And the back story behind "SSBS" is worth sharing. So we'll let the good folks at wikipedia.org do the rest.