Perrin Air Force Base Museum honoring heroes from Denison during Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, the Perrin Air Force Base Museum combined three of it’s existing exhibits into one permanent display. “What we’re highlighting this month is the Tuskegee Airmen, which ...
Legacy group wants East Side street renamed to honor the Tuskegee Airmen
The San Antonio chapter of Tuskegee Airmen is asking the city to rename a section of Iowa Street as Tuskegee Airmen Way in honor of America’s first Black milita ...
From Jim Crow life to four-star rank: Air Force’s Newton overcame hardscrabble youth to succeed
It’s disconcerting to see a general cry — especially one with four stars on his shoulders. But Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton — one of just seven African-Americans to wear four stars in U.S. military history — ...
Air Force training video that lauded diversity and Tuskegee Airmen bites the dust
The "Breaking Barriers" video celebrating the all-Black fighter group had been under review to see if it complied with ...
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first nurse to break the U.S. Army color barrier
Each day, as we have learned, brings new information about another first for Black Americans. It is something that may go on ...
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Trump wants to undo diversity programs. Some agencies react by scrubbing US history and culture
The Associated Press  Cadets at the Basic and Advanced Flying School for Negro Air Corps Cadets are shown, Jan. 23, ...