Tuskegee Airmen

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May 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Elder James H. Brown, one of the prestigious Tuskegee Airmen, and Jane Tedeschi, a former member of…
January 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - They sat in wheelchairs as honored guests at President Barack Obama's second inaugural, attended to almost minute-by-minute…
January 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of the most cared for spectators at President Barack Obama's inauguration were the Tuskegee Airmen, America's…
November 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter died Thursday at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika...
August 20, 2012
SEATTLE (AP) - George Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee airmen and a longtime usher at University of Washington and…
August 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - America’s oldest Tuskegee airman has finally been honored seven decades after he fought in World War II...
February 10, 2012
DALLAS (AP) - When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter…
January 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'Red Tails' came had a strong opening at the box office this weekend, and many are saying…
January 22, 2012
SLIDESHOW - America's first black military fighter pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen used their intelligence, skill, and courage to ignore discrimination…
January 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Tristan Wilds, the youngest star in the cast of 'Red Tails,' opens up about his role in…
January 20, 2012
OPINION - 'Red Tails' won't attract audiences because it was hard to finance. The film will have to deliver dramatically…
January 18, 2012
Making your debut as a feature film director is already enough of a high-pressure situation, but for "Red Tails" director…
January 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama on Friday afternoon will host the Tuskegee Airmen and the cast and crew of the…
January 12, 2012
VIDEO - Anticipation is building for George Lucas' movie 'Red Tails' about The Tuskegee Airmen, black pilots in the segregated…
November 28, 2011
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) - The new location includes the addition of a replica of a hangar from Moton Field…
July 30, 2010
WASHINGTON - Col. Spann Watson, one of the famed black flyers who fought in WWII, joins the ranks of the…
July 30, 2010
VIDEO - Medical oncologist Dr. Sandra Swain is leading a new initiative at Washington Hospital Center to recruit more African…
June 9, 2010
VIDEO - For a special unit of black men, they weren't only battling the enemy abroad; they were fighting for…
May 25, 2010
BALTIMORE (AP) - African-American business community leader and former Parks Sausage Co. chief executive officer Raymond V. Haysbert Sr. has…
January 29, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only…