The legacy of Black aviation is a point of pride in Gary, where the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen — trailblazing pilots who fought for America abroad and equality at home — are honored through tributes like a statue at the Gary Aquatorium and a bridge at Gary/Chicago International Airport.
President Donald Trump's executive order dismantles DEI programs on a federal level, but efforts continue from Montgomery to Tuskegee.
Controversy erupts over the Air Force's decision to remove Tuskegee Airmen video amid Trump's executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
President’s Trump's push to eliminate DEI from Federal agencies through Executive Orders almost took out the story of an unlikely casualty: The Tuskegee Airmen.
The historic, all-Black unit included more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks from throughout the nation, including Louisiana.
The Air Force has reinstated a course on the first Black pilots unit after it was yanked to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning DEI in the federal government.
A video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training curriculum this week.
The Air Force pulled the course for review last week following the Trump administration's sweeping order barring diversity programs.
The announcement affects 11 annual diversity celebrations including Juneteenth in June and Holocaust Days of Remembrance in April.
There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other annual historical or cultural events due to President Trump’s ban on diversity,