Brown flew in 68 combat missions for the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots in U.S. history, but he was also a committed to public service as an educator and university leader.
Seventy-five years ago, a group of men made history. Those men were the Tuskegee Airmen. Today, they are being celebrated for their achievements in a…
Milton Crenchaw, a flight instructor who trained the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. https://t.co/5SaFgJwSnV pic.twitter.com/k0cvK4SYsm — Dothan Eagle (@dothaneagle) November 18, 2015 Milton Crenchaw, one of…
Police in St. Louis are searching for suspects who robbed and carjacked a 93-year-old Tuskegee airman in two separate incidents Sunday. The first incident occurred when…
George Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and longtime usher at Seattle Seahawks football games, has died at the age of 88. His wife confirmed sources, yesterday, that he died this past weekend. Hickman was one of the first black military pilots, who fought in World War II. Click here to read more on […]
Will I-75 be renamed as the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail”? That could happen if state rep Denise Driehaus’s bill is signed into law. The state lawmaker is holding a news conference today discussing House Bill 57, which will designate I-75 as the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail”. According to the bill, the state transportation director does […]
You’ve already read about the $50-plus million George Lucas-produced film “Red Tails” here and elsewhere. RELATED: Black Movies At Sundance Festival You’ve read how major studios refused to finance the film and how Lucas feels that a poor turnout might be detrimental to the future of Black film. But this is all just conjecture. Now, […]
Aaron McGruder, the creator of the comic strip and cartoon “The Boondocks” has added a new project to his resume by co-writing the George Lucas produced movie on the Tuskegee Airmen, “Red Tails.” McGruder’s “Boondocks” cartoon and comic strip was a biting satire of politics and pop culture and has caused controversy by mocking Condoleezza […]
The Tuskegee Airmen will get the Hollywood treatment thanks to famed director George Lucas. Lucas put $58 million of his own money to help produce the film and plans to add an additional $35 million to help distribute it. The film, Red Tails, is about WWII’s Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black aerial combat unit that rose […]
Retired Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers Jr., a member of World War II’s legendary Tuskegee Airmen died in Tucson at age 90. He will be buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Weathers was credited with downing two German fighter planes that attacked Army Air Forces bombers he was escorting. “People should know this […]
LOS ANGELES — Famed director of Star Wars George Lucas has announced he will be producing a movie on the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen are the African American flying brigade that fought in World War II. After delays, the movie called “Red Tails,” has finally been given a release date of January 2012 and […]
