Hello Kettle, you remember me . . .

[Heid the Ba]

. . . from the stove? I'm Pot.

George Lucas complaining that only films about white folks get made in Hollywood.

[Lianachan]

. . . from the stove? I'm Pot.

George Lucas complaining that only films about white folks get made in Hollywood.

There are a couple of great role models for black youth in Star Wars. Darth Vader and Lando.....

Hey, it's even got gay robots in it. How modern is that.

[KLA2]

Um, that would be the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, about whom the film, The Tuskegee Airmen, was made in 1995.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Airmen

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114745/

There were a number of black actors, although it would have been unrealistic to have an all black cast - Eleanor Roosevelt being a notable player.

Sadly,

Trained officers were also left idle, as the plan to shift African-American officers into command slots stalled, and white officers not only continued to hold command, but were joined by additional white officers assigned to post. One rationale behind the non-assignment of trained African-American officers was stated by the commanding officer of the Army Air Forces, General Henry "Hap" Arnold: "Negro pilots cannot be used in our present Air Corps units since this would result in Negro officers serving over white enlisted men creating an impossible social situation