Willie Rogers, who also served with the Red Tail Angels, passed away from complications from a previous stroke.
Brown flew in 68 combat missions for the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots in U.S. history, but he was also a committed to public service as an educator and university leader.
Milton Crenchaw, a flight instructor who trained the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. https://t.co/5SaFgJwSnV pic.twitter.com/k0cvK4SYsm — Dothan Eagle (@dothaneagle) November 18, 2015 Milton Crenchaw, one of…
Police in St. Louis are searching for suspects who robbed and carjacked a 93-year-old Tuskegee airman in two separate incidents Sunday. The first incident occurred when…
Clarence E. Huntley and Joseph Shambrey, two men of the historic all-Black Tuskegee Airmen military, passed away on January 5, at the same age of…
Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama is the first black college to be considered a registered national historic landmark and the only to be declared a…
The historic Smithsonian National African-American History Museum has received its first arrivals that will be on display for all to see at its grand opening…
Mildred Carter of Tuskegee was Alabama’s first licensed black female pilot. She earned her pilot’s license on February 1, 1941. With 150 hours of flight…
The Tuskegee Airmen were formed in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama. They would serve as the first black members of America’s Air Force. Among those enlisted…
William T. Fauntroy Jr. loves to reminisce about his flying days when he and his fellow “red tails” became heroes during World War II. But in the midst of it all, he wasn’t thinking of the big picture. Read More
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Southeastern Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base is hosting four original members of the Tuskegee Airmen on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Sandusky…
Aaron McGruder, the creator of the comic strip and cartoon “The Boondocks” has added a new project to his resume by co-writing the George Lucas produced movie on the Tuskegee Airmen, “Red Tails.” McGruder’s “Boondocks” cartoon and comic strip was a biting satire of politics and pop culture and has caused controversy by mocking Condoleezza […]
