San Antonio City Council approves renaming portion of East Side street in honor of Tuskegee Airmen
Read full article: San Antonio City Council approves renaming portion of East Side street in honor of Tuskegee AirmenSan Antonio City Council this week approved a renaming for a portion of an East Side street in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, the United States Armed Forces’ first African-American pilots.
Trump wants to undo diversity programs. Some agencies react by scrubbing US history and culture
Read full article: Trump wants to undo diversity programs. Some agencies react by scrubbing US history and cultureDonald Trump’s efforts to undo diversity, equity and inclusion efforts throughout the federal government have had a trickle-down effect far beyond formal DEI programs.
A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders
Read full article: A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump ordersU.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
Read full article: More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilotsThe U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War II pilots.
Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee dies at 102, officials confirm
Read full article: Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee dies at 102, officials confirmOne of the nation’s most decorated and accomplished Tuskegee Airmen, Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, has died at the age of 102, according to officials.
102-year-old Tuskegee Airman recalls love at first flight
Read full article: 102-year-old Tuskegee Airman recalls love at first flightFlight instructors in training at JBSA-Randolph broke into “Happy Birthday” for one of the nation’s most decorated and accomplished Tuskegee Airmen, Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, who is celebrating his 102nd birthday Tuesday.
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Member of famed Tuskegee Airmen dies from coronavirus
Read full article: Member of famed Tuskegee Airmen dies from coronavirusLumpkin, a Los Angeles native, died Dec. 26, according to a statement from Los Angeles City College, which he attended from 1938 to 1940. Theodore Lumpkin Jr. was just days short of his 101st birthday. Lumpkin, a Los Angeles native, died Dec. 26, according to a statement from Los Angeles City College, which he attended from 1938 to 1940. The Tuskegee Airmen escorted bombers in Europe. In 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.