The Fly Jock Tom Joyner Kicks Off Opening of ‘Red Tails’ Movie in Atlanta with Special Live, Broadcast Event With Tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen
Gathering Includes Salute by Current Day Soldiers to Famed World War II Fliers; Red Tails movie director and cast join other music/TV personalities including T.I., Tiny and Phaedra Parks
(Atlanta– January 20th) Tom Joyner, whose father Hercules was part of the Tuskegee Airmen program in World War II, today kicked off the opening of George Lucas’ epic movie release Red Tails about the courageous airmen in Atlanta, Georgia with a lively and emotional live remote broadcast. At one point during the show, Joyner invited all of the current day soldiers to come to the front of the stage for a salute, followed by a parade of the soldiers saluting the Tuskegee Airmen in the front row.
The movie’s director, Anthony Hemingway (from the hit shows The Wire, Treme), Elijah Kelley (Hairspray) and Kevin Phillips (Mama, I Want to Sing) shared their excitement about portraying the airmen. Joyner also presented a short video tribute that he shot during his recent trip to Tuskegee University where he participated in the campus’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration.
