Tuskegee Airmen

The U.S. Air Force will resume teaching about the nation's first Black pilots, and the women pilots of World War II. The Air Force paused that part of its basic training curriculum last week pending a review of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies.

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, has died.

Brown was one of the last surviving "Red Tail" pilots of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. These African-American pilots served in World War II, laying the foundation for integrating the U.S. armed forces.

Musician and educator Willie Ruff was born in Sheffield, Alabama in 1931. He was only 13 years old when his mother died. Relatives moved him north, where…