World War II

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.

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During World War II, a black U.S. Coast Guard volunteer named Charles David, Jr. aboard the ship Comanche, braved the bitter February cold to help…

The 333rd Field Artillery Battalion was an all-black unit of World War II. Their service would begin in Normandy in 1944 with intense combat. Though…

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Relatives of an Ohio couple who died at a nursing home 11 hours apart on the same day said their love…

By theGrio.com From The Huffington Post: Making your debut as a feature film director is already enough of a high-pressure situation, but for “Red Tails” director Anthony Hemingway, it was a once-in-a-lifetime scenario. “Red Tails,” a rollicking World War II adventure movie about the Tuskegee Airmen — the highly decorated all-black aviation unit that ran […]

Tom Joyner, the top rated nationally syndicated morning radio show presented Martin Luther King Jr. Day Convocation at his alma mater, Tuskegee University, Monday, January 16. Immediately after doing The Tom Joyner Morning Show from 6 AM to 10 AM ET, Joyner flew to Tuskegee Alabama, made a speech that saluted Dr. King and the […]

In an appearance on The Daily Show last night, George Lucas said that he had trouble getting funding for his new movie, “Red Tails,” because of its black cast. “This has been held up for release since 1942 since it was shot, I’ve been trying to get released ever since,” Lucas quipped to Jon Stewart. […]