tuskegee airmen
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15 Unsung Heroic Tales of Our Black Military Veterans
Veterans Day: These stories from the Civil War all the way to the Vietnam War prove our soldiers were real life heroes.
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Who is Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr. and What Happened to Him?
The remains of Lt. Fred L. Brewer were discovered recently after he dissapeared during World War II 79 years ago.
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Renowned Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102
Decorated Airman Charles McGee, known for flying over 400 missions in the span of three wars, has died at age 102.
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Lawsuit Filed Over Century-Old Confederate Statue in the Majority-Black City of Tuskegee, Ala.
To invoke the spirit of chaos theorist Ian Malcolm, when these racist monuments gotta go, they gotta go.
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'My Daddy Had the Nerve to Dream': Robin Roberts Reflects on Her Father's Legacy Ahead of Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
If you’ve paid attention to Robin Roberts’ rich career and life, you’ll probably describe her as tenacious and celebrate her strength. Whether it was entering a sports journalism career when there were far fewer colleagues who looked like her than today or returning to her revered post as co-anchor of Good Morning America in 2012…
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15 Women Accuse Former Employees of Washington's NFL Team of Sexual Misconduct, Verbal Abuse
Oh boy. For the past week, there have been rumblings about a bombshell report coming out that would expose the rotten underbelly of Washington’s NFL team, and on Thursday we finally found out what it was. The Washington Post reports that 15 former employees of Washington’s NFL team, all women, have accused team staff of…
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The Tuskegee Airmen Are Mixed on Having an NFL Team Named After Them: 'I Am Not Sure They Are Worthy'
As someone who’s never had a professional football team named after them, I would imagine that it’d be quite the honor, but if you were to ask the surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen the same thing, you might be surprised by their answers. Washington’s NFL team recently announced that they will be using a…
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Racist NFL Franchise Washington Redskins Dead at 87
During an interview with USA Today in 2013, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder was defiant in his refusal to ever change the team’s name—so much so that he even used absolutes. “We’ll never change the name of the team,” Snyder said at the time. “It’s that simple. NEVER—you can use caps.” And for all intents…