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Tuskegee Airmen

Kevin Tamai with Hargrove Inc., works on a plane on the Tuskegee Airmen float prepared for the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 in Washington. Thousands are planning to march in the 57th Presidential Inauguration parade after the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama on Monday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural

Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - They sat in wheelchairs as honored guests at President Barack Obama's second inaugural, attended to almost minute-by-minute by active duty members of the military...
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Tuskegee Airman recalls Truman inauguration

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of the most cared for spectators at President Barack Obama's inauguration were the Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military pilots...
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Herb Carter (courtesy of Tuskegee)

Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter dead

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter died Thursday at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika...
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Tuskegee airman George Hickman dies in US at 88

Phuong Le, Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) - George Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee airmen and a longtime usher at University of Washington and Seattle Seahawks games, has died at age 88...
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Mr. Brew Graham, 97, Georgia's oldest Tuskegee Airman, and his wife Evelyn, are all smiles with Congressman David Scott after receiving a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2007. (Photo Credit: Stan Coleman)

Oldest living Tuskegee Airman is finally honored

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - America’s oldest Tuskegee airman has finally been honored seven decades after he fought in World War II...
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Fifth grade girls not allowed at 'Red Tails' screening

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DALLAS (AP) - When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie instead...
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Did Tyler Perry help boost Red Tails' box office?

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - 'Red Tails' came had a strong opening at the box office this weekend, and many are saying that the Tyler Perry helped....
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Slideshow: The Tuskegee Airmen's legacy still soars

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SLIDESHOW - America's first black military fighter pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen used their intelligence, skill, and courage to ignore discrimination and break racial barriers...
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'Red Tails' star Tristan Wilds' career is flying high

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Tristan Wilds, the youngest star in the cast of 'Red Tails,' opens up about his role in the film and his future music plans...
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If 'Red Tails' flops, are black audiences to blame?

Adam Howard
OPINION - 'Red Tails' won't attract audiences because it was hard to finance. The film will have to deliver dramatically or it will have been all for naught...
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