It’s rare that a white man will get behind an all-black production, especially a film that shows a real and raw account of racism, the remnants of which still exist today, but George Lucas is that man. For 23 long years, Lucas tried to get the Tuskegee Airmen flick Red Tails made, but Hollywood didn’t see the profitability of an all-black cast. But just like Kelsey Grammar with “Girlfriends” or Steven Spielberg distributing The Help, Lucas stood by his production, funding a majority of the film out of his own pocket. The story of the Tuskegee Airmen is definitely worth hearing and seeing, but here are eight more reasons you should see Red Tails:
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