Tuskegee Airmen

Willie Rogers, who also served with the Red Tail Angels, passed away from complications from a previous stroke.

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…

Experts say that today's housing discrimination is still present and is much more subtle, as Black renters are turned away from certain areas.

A former Tuskegee Airman was carjacked by four teenage boys in Detroit, Saturday (March 3). Jesse Rutledge’s life story includes fighting against racism, and serving in World War II, but it was his run-in with the foursome that pumped fear into his heart. Source

As Black History Month reaches a close, the World War II Black fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen will be honored in an upcoming traveling exhibit. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron exhibit makes its debut this week at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. Read More

Singer and MC Phonte Coleman resurrects his “Movie In A Minute” franchise to give his honest opinion on Red Tails. Packing Playlist: Raleigh/Durham Tigallo doesn’t pull any punches about the flick but did like the character “Lighting”, played by David Oyelowo (who we interviewed here). Does he think you should see Red Tails? Watch the […]

via CNN.Com Herbert Carter and Mildred Hemmons were two determined, high-flying individuals who met in 1942. Carter was training to become one of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, while Hemmons became Alabama’s first black woman to earn a pilot license. Read More