KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Colonel Reginald Bassa, Sr., a Tuskegee Institute graduate and one of the oldest living Tuskegee Airmen, served a successful 30-year career in the United States Air Force. He was ...

It was 90 years ago in October of 1932 that the “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” was implemented by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. And ...

O n April 6, 1968, two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a confrontation unfolded at the Tuskegee Institute, the historic land-grant college in eastern Alabama. Twelve members of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The folks over at the Grand Rapids Public Library made a fascinating discovery while digging through their massive archives back in March 2021, and are now sharing them with the ...

Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first Black military pilots, has died. He was 100. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...

Tuskegee sirens showcase their style as homecoming fashion takes center stage. Sunny or grey, they gon’ slay!

A paperback edition of Pilot Training School: Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. The full title, with both subtitles, is printed in white block text across two red banners at the top and ...

AURORA, Colo. — With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit dying at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to their memory carry on despite sometimes confusing orders from President Trump as ...

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The first Black pilots to serve in the United States military — along with the navigators, mechanics, instructors, and other personnel who supported them — are today remembered as the Tuskegee Airmen.