WATERLOO --- A member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II with Waterloo ties played a key advisory role during the making of a recent movie, "Red Tails." Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.
During a time when the United States Armed Forces were racially segregated and African Americans were openly deemed unfit for combat roles by prevailing racist doctrines, a group of determined Black ...
"Red Tails," a movie chronicling the heroism of the Tuskegee Airmen and starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terence Howard, opens Friday in 2,500 theaters nationwide. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has ...
"Red Tails," the film inspired by the exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen from executive producer George Lucas, is plagued by a crippling amateurishness, beginning with the opening credits which look ...
Red Tails, the new George Lucas film depicting the valiant Tuskegee Airmen, reminds us of the often overlooked role of African Americans in World War II and their noble achievements. While much has ...
In 1995, HBO produced The Tuskegee Airmen, which starred Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Courtney B. Vance. At the 1996 Emmy Awards, the film took home a statue for ...
The Tuskegee Airmen Chronology: A Detailed Timeline of the Red Tails and Other Black Pilots of World War II provides a unique year-by-year overview of the fascinating story of the Tuskegee Airmen, ...