We don’t hate America. We built America. Brick by brick, cotton bale by cotton bale, invention by invention, we shaped this nation while it denied our humanity. Our ancestors sowed […]
Tag: Tuskegee Airmen
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion-OW
They cannot rob us of our history
My grandfather’s first cousin was Lieutenant Colonel Howard Lee Baugh. Cousin Howard was part of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first unit of the Tuskegee Airmen. This month marks the […]
Posted inAcross Black America
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: They Cannot Be Erased
It felt like a dagger to my heart when I read the headline stating that the US Air Force was removing the Tuskegee Airmen from training videos, to comply with […]
Posted inNational, News
Tuskegee Airmen celebrate 81 years of aviation history
World War II was one of the deadliest wars in modern history. America was close to being on the losing side. Additionally, Black Americans were fighting a war at home. […]