Tuskegee Airmen

Published by TheGrio Staff

Published by TheGrio Staff

Published by TheGrio Staff

Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention

Associated Press / January 17, 2022

Politics Featured

As a member of the barrier-breaking Tuskegee Airmen, Brigadier General Charles McGee is, without doubt, a living legend. On Tuesday

D.L. Chandler / December 10, 2021

Black History News Featured

One of the famed Tuskegee Airmen — the first Black pilots in the segregated U.S. military and among the most

Associated Press / January 9, 2021

News Featured

Alfred Thomas Farrar, a former Tuskegee Airman, died on Thursday in Virginia only days before a ceremony planned to honor

Associated Press / December 21, 2020

The Tuskegee Airmen have come out in support of Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden‘s nominee to serve as the

Gerren Keith Gaynor / December 10, 2020

Charles McGee, a resident of Bethesda, Md., was just promoted to Brigadier General after Donald Trump signed the National Defense

Megan Sims / January 1, 2020

News Video

The U.S. Air Force will call its new trainer jet the T-7A Red Hawk, in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen,

Ny Magee / September 17, 2019