TA hip black DJ cum karate expert cum Black Panther revolutionary's girlfriend Melinda is murdered by The Syndicate, an all-white band of nasties. It seems she had a tape incriminating their boss, which she has passed to our hero... Overview: The directorial debut for the editor of "Midnight Cowboy" and "Shaft". An entry in the short-lived blaxploitation genre, it features a hip, fast-jiving black DJ (Lockhart) who trains nights on karate at the Panther HQ and gives out ultracool sounds by day. He finds himself picking up lovely Melinda (McGee). They have two days of bliss before she's carved up. Turns out it's The Syndicate, an all-white band of nasties, and she has a tape incriminating the big boss which she has passed to our hero