At President Barack Obama’s second inaugural, as they sat in wheelchairs as honored guests. For these Tuskegee Airmen, members of the famed all-black unit of World War II and several years beyond, the tables surely turned. As Posted by BlackAmericaWeb.com Read morehttp://blackamericaweb.com/93040/tuskegee-airmen-honored-guests-at-inaugural/
Today see the movie that takes adversity to the skies. Red Tails is the story of the first African American U.S. Fighter Pilots. After completing the southern Tuskegee training project, and having faced military segregation while primarily kept on the ground during World War II, the first African American Fighter Pilots are finally called to […]
Retired Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers Jr., a member of World War II’s legendary Tuskegee Airmen died in Tucson at age 90. He will be buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Weathers was credited with downing two German fighter planes that attacked Army Air Forces bombers he was escorting.
