REVIEW: Remembering the late Tuskeegee airmen, ''Red Tails" honors spirit of America's first black pilots
buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin The last member of the Tuskeegee Airmen, Willie Rogers died at the age of 101 on Nov. 18, 2016. Rogers survived being shot in the stomach by German soliers in Italy during segregated WWII while serving with the first unit of Tuskeegee Airmen, the Red Tail Angels. This all African American pilot unit rose above racism to become recognized as some of the best in their field. In 2012 a film about their story, "Red Tails" was released on the big screen. In honor of their memory I am providing a film review. "Red Tails" is available on Blue Ray DVD. Perhaps it will make it to a classroom or Christmas stocking as a gift to ensure their story is not forgotten. REVIEW Ask me what my least favorite genre of films is and I'll say war films. That was my sentitment before seeing Red Tails. Funded and helmed by seminal director George Lucas, "Red Tails," is the much talked about action film based on the Tuskeeg...