The legacy of Black aviation is a point of pride in Gary, where the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen — trailblazing pilots who fought for America abroad and equality at home — are honored through tributes like a statue at the Gary Aquatorium and a bridge at Gary/Chicago International Airport.
Controversy erupts over the Air Force's decision to remove Tuskegee Airmen video amid Trump's executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The removal of videos honoring Black and female WWII pilots sparked widespread outrage.The Air Force has since reversed its decision, dismissing the controversy as a "rumor."
A basic training course that included a video about the famed World War II Black aviators was shut down last week in response to President Trump's DEI ban.
A video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training curriculum this week.
The Air Force pulled the course for review last week following the Trump administration's sweeping order barring diversity programs.
Britt’s office said “resistance style antics” to cast the history of the Tuskegee Airmen as DEI were intended to attack and undermine Trump’s executive order.
The Boston city council honored the Tuskegee Airmen and General Woody Woodhouse on Wednesday for their efforts in World War II. The mostly Black military pilots and airmen were pioneers, breaking racial barriers.
Admission to the Tuskegee Airmen Museum at the Hosanna House will be free in February. Visitors can come to the Hosanna House at 400 Sherwood Road in Wilkinsburg every Saturday and Sunday of the month from 12 to 4 p.m. The free admission is in celebration of Black History Month.
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored – appropriately since the Democrats are almost as mad about us deporting their illegal alien serfs as they were about us freeing their slaves.
Why teach about the Tuskegee Airmen? Because their merit as excellent pilots was obscured by prejudice. That's why we have DEI programs.