In 1941, Roger “Bill” Terry attended UCLA on an athletic scholarship. He played basketball and was the roommate of Jackie Robinson. Together, they made history. Teammates and Trailblazers Terry and…
September 3, 1918 – January 21, 2014 John W. Rogers, Sr., was a Chicago area Attorney, Judge and an original Tuskegee Airman. He was born in Knoxville, Tenn. while the…
Did you know that during World War II, 600,000 African American women worked in war production, military and government service? During World War II Black women performed critical factory jobs…
On March 22, 1941, nine months before the United States officially entered World War II, the 99th Pursuit Squadron — the first unit of the Tuskegee Airmen — was activated,…
Tuskegee Airman and Chemical Engineer Julian H. Johnson was born to parents Julian S. and Evangeline E. Johnson on December 8, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of…
Tuskegee Airman, Podiatrist & Entrepreneur Joseph Elliott Chineworth Sr, was born in 1923 in Rock Island, Illinois to parents – Victoria and Alexander Chineworth. He had one brother Alexander and…
Capt. Julian H. Johnson was honored by the Chicago White Sox on 8-24-13 as the team’s “Hero of the Game”. This game was significant as it was also the annual…
The Chanute Prize for Team Innovation was officially presented to the Chicago “DODO” Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, thumb Inc., cheapest for the group’s EAA Young Eagle flight program by representatives of the Society of Innovators…
(8/8/15) The Chicago Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen was very happy to participate in the 86th Annual Bud Billiken Parade as an Honorary Grand Marshall. Taking part in events such as this are in…
WEST POINT, N.Y. — May 10, 2015, By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Benjamin O. Davis Jr. entered West Point in 1932 as its only black cadet and spent the next…
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