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Cuba Gooding Jr has suggested that his new film Red Tails tells a very important story. Red Tails is based on the struggles of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of segregated African-American pilots who flew missions in World War II. Gooding expressed hope that the movie will teach audiences about the important role African-Americans played in the war. "Whenever there's a story of African-American contribution, specifically in the war efforts, I jump all over it. To me, it's a healing film for a nation," the star told Parade. "I don't care if you're black, white, whatever, you feel proud to know that our country has created such warriors." He went on to describe Red Tails as a passion project, saying: "I look at this movie as my love letter to the men and women in our armed services. No matter how screwed up the (more) »
- By Justin Harp
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