Elmore M. Kennedy Jr., 90, one of the dwindling number of Tuskegee Airmen who served during World War II, died of complications of a stroke July 22 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., near the home of his niece, Kim McKinnie. He lived in West Philadelphia.  Read more

Thomas B. "Smitty" Smith, 96, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, died July 17, 2006, at his home in Reston. He was born Oct. 21, 1909, in Georgia to the late Reuben and Rose Smith. He received a bachelor's degree from Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio; a master's degree from the University of Michigan; and a doctorate from the University of Bonn, Germany.  Read more

Phoenix, Arizona - Dozens of famous World War II black aviators, the Tuskegee Airmen, will celebrate the 35th meeting of their national convention with fellow members of Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated (TAI) in conjunction with six other black aviation groups, all members of the International Black Aerospace Council (IBAC).  Read more

(CBS 3) WASHINGTON A film celebrating the legacy of World War II’s Tuskegee Airmen, who were America’s first black military pilots, was screened during a special presentation on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.  Read more and view video clip!

TUSKEGEE -- A Tuskegee lawyer has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Walter McGowan received the award at the college's spring meeting in Hollywood, Fla. McGowan is the only lawyer from Alabama to receive the honor this year.  Read more

Major Moton Ross, an Oak Park resident and former Tuskegee Airman, died of kidney failure Sunday at Providence Hospital in Southfield. He was 84.  Read more

TUSKEGEE, Ala. - (July 20, 2006) -  Tuskegee University's Library Services recently received two grants to further preserve and make more accessible the historical African-American data housed in its special collections on campus.  Read more

On Jul. 19, 1941, the AAF began a program in Alabama to train black Americans as military pilots. Primary flight training was conducted by the Division of Aeronautics of Tuskegee Institute, the famed school of learning founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881.  Read more

July 14, 1943: The George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri, was founded on this date. Diamond, Missouri, is located in Newton County in southwest Missouri. The 210 acre park is a unit of the National Park service and preserves the boyhood home of Carver as well as the 1881 Moses Carver house and the Carver cemetery.

My earliest memory of the Tuskegee Airmen came from talks between those people who had lived in Tuskegee--my parents, aunts and uncles, etc.  Not only did they speak of the Airmen but Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver and the numerous other folks residing in the area.

But attending a predominately white school there was no mention of the Tuskegee Airmen in my history book.  Back then Ebony & Jet Magazines were the history books for people of color.

I'm writing about the Tuskegee Airmen because their numbers are dwindling (sad but true) by the week it seems.  Why did it take America so long to recognize their bravery and heroism?  It's a question that I already know the answer.  What a proud moment it would have been for each man to receive a heroes welcome after the end of WWII.  Instead they were met with hostility, racism, bigotry and their accomplishments downplayed.  Many died empty without knowing how great they were and the long term effect it has had on millions of people throughout the country.

May those Tuskegee Airmen who have gone on....fly and soar to greater heights.  You are loved and will be missed!!

I SALUTE YOU!!

Sarasota - Maury M. Reid, Jr was one of the country's first black combat pilots in WWII.  But he was still fighting for the rights of Black people long after the war ended.  Read more

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Veteran attorney Fred Gray, who represented the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior and was chief counsel during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, will be honored for 51 years of service in promoting civil rights on July 17th.  Read more

I'm a card-carrying member of the Dyann Robinson fan club.

She's an extraordinary dancer, educator and playwright.

And she lives and works in Tuskegee, which is less than an hour from Columbus. Her latest production, "The Cotton Club Comes to 'Skegee," can be seen July 13-30 at the Jessie Clinton Arts Centre in downtown Tuskegee.   Read more

A student is suing Tuskegee University after school officials stripped her Ms. Tuskegee University title and awarded the title to another woman.  Read more

07/08/06 - Dispute heads to court - Read more

 

The dead of summer 1973, a young afro'd Alice Walker hiked her skirt to her knees and set out across an overgrown cemetery in the small town of Fort Pierce to find the pauper's grave of Zora Neale Hurston.  Read more

From it's founding as a one-room normal school for the training of teachers, Tuskegee has risen to its current status as a comprehensive, deeply engaged and highly respected university.  Read more

Don't touch my BET! 

That could be a cry heard around  Macon County this weekend if the untilities Board of Tuskegee follows through on its threat to shut down cable TV service if Charter Communications refuses to fork over $125,000 by Saturday.  Read more

Family members of  Tuskegee Univeristy founder, Booker T. Washington, gathered Friday to honor their ancestor, a political leader and scholar.....Read more

Locals have the chance to celebrate the birthday of the last living Tuskegee Airmen in Minnesota this weekend.  Read more