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Big leaguers honor baseball pioneer
NEW YORK - LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.
And about what it meant when Jackie Robinson...Tags: Fenway Park, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Yankees, Baseball, College Baseball
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Benefit held for the Friends of the Booker T. Washington National Monument
A famous retired Tuskegee Airman drew a large crowd at a fundrasing event for a local national monument Saturday evening. More than 50 people attended the fundrasing event for the Friends of the Booker T. Washington National Monument. It was held at...
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Studio On The Run: '90210' Actor Tristan Wilds On New Film 'Red Tails'
PIX11.comActor Tristan Wilds hopped on the Dunkin Donuts Studio On The Run to talk about starring as Dixon Wilson on the popular CW reboot of "90210" for the last four seasons. He also recently released his debut EP, Remember, Remember. Wilds also has an upcoming...Tags: Tristan Wilds, Red Tails (movie), Cuba Gooding, Jr., George Lucas, World War II (1939-1945)
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Tuskegee Airmen offer insights into era of segregation
When he was a Tuskegee Airman on an Alabama air base in the 1940s, Cecil O. Byron and other members of the all-black squadron could not shop or dine in the nearby town. They were relegated to the balcony at the movies and could not leave the theater until...Tags: Racism, Colleges and Universities, New York City, White House, Teaching and Learning
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First African-American woman to achieve rank of major general in U.S. Army inspires many
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comAs the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the U.S. Army, Marcia M. Anderson helped inspire Letterkenny Army Depot employees Friday as they observed Black History Month. In a keynote speech focusing on “Black...Tags: Labor Legislation, Harry S. Truman, Career and Workplace, U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions
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New film inspires students to new heights
KIAHStudents from HISD and Aldine ISD were treated to a free screening of the new film "Red Tails"about the first African American men to fly U.S. fighter planes. The men have become known as the Tuskegee Airmen since their training took place in Tuskegee,...Tags: Underworld: Awakening (movie), Red Tails (movie), Movies, Star Wars (movie), George Lucas
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You liked Red Tails and the Tuskegee Airmen? Read on
"Red Tails," the years-long project of director George Lucas, is sure to bring some overdue attention to the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-black aviation unit that fought discrimination in the U.S. military as well as our enemies in World War II. Reviews for...Tags: Minority Groups, Tuskegee University, George Lucas, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Military
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At the Carmike 9: Have a seat in the cockpit of history
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Red Tails
Although the Tuskegee Airmen have a lengthy history that stretches back to a small program at the Tuskegee Institute, “Red Tails” focuses on the exploits of the 332nd Fighter Group based at the Ramitelli air base...Tags: Dolly Parton, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (movie), Concerts, Queen Latifah, Giovanni Ribisi
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'Red Tails' film hits close to home for family of Tuskegee Airman from Hagerstown
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHagerstown residents Patricia Johnson and her granddaughter, Michele Sonntag, said they're planning a special date Friday. The two are going to the movies to see "Red Tails," a film that tells the story of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, John Nichols, Movies, U.S. Military
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George Lucas on ''Red Tails' controversy
WGN NewsAs George Lucas gears up for the Friday release of his latest film "Red Tails", he speaks openly about the adversity he faced bringing the epic tale of America's first all-black combat aviator team, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, to the big screen. In a...Tags: Ne-Yo, George Lucas, USA Today, Movies, WGN
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A midair courtship: Tuskegee's historic love story
CNNHerbert Carter and Mildred Hemmons had no time for dating in the early months of 1942. He was training to become a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation's first military program for African-American pilots. She was the bold, daring woman who...Tags: Racism, CNN (tv network), Social Issues, U.S. Military, College Sports
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