BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Chris Allen didn’t pull any punches to listening high schoolers when he described America’s discriminatory climate in the World War II era. “The thought was ...
From Black men who left successful sports careers to join the squadron in the 1940s to current sports personalities inspired by their story, the Tuskegee Airmen’s impact is still felt.
When David Fax was a cadet in the Air Force ROTC detachment at Howard University in the early 1970s, one of his professors asked him what he knew about the Tuskegee Airmen. Stumbling for an answer ...
Michael Richards, who died on 9/11, expanded the political possibilities of art. His sculptures embodied suffering and hope in a way that now seems prescient. By Travis Diehl One of the last ...
Students enrolling in the university’s new aviation program will also have the opportunity to train at Moton Field, the same grounds as the Tuskegee Airmen. With its newly accredited aviation ...
Tuskegee Airman Eugene J. Richardson Jr., places a flower on the casket containing the remains of his comrade John L. Harrison, Jr., after Harrison’s a funeral mass at the Chapel of the Four ...
Harry T. Stewart, Jr., Tuskegee Airman, U.S. A handcrafted model of a P-51 Mustang holds powerful memories for Harry Stewart, who flew 43 combat missions in just such an airplane. Nearly a ...
This initiative not only honors the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, who were the first Black pilots in the United States military, but also addresses the growing demand for pilots in the aviation ...
On Saturday, a tribute was held to honor Harold Brown, a long time Port Clinton resident and one of the original Tuskegee ...
But unlike many people, his grandfather, Lt. Col. John I Mulzac, was a member of the elite Tuskegee Airman, the first Black military aviators in the armed forces who served bravely in WWII ...
“I’ll say because I’ve been practicing,” Maggie said. So has every elementary school student at Atlanta’s Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy (TAG). “Early exposure is key,” Principal ...