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Tuskegee Airmen

HBCU

Tuskegee to play Fort Valley State in new Red Tails Classic football game

The Sept. 5 game, to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, will be played in Montgomery, Alabama

In his own words: Former NFL head coach Tony Dungy

Dungy’s dad was a Tuskegee Airman. Now Dungy is using life lessons taught by his dad to encourage Black assistants who want to become NFL head coaches.

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Saluting the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen

The Undefeated’s William Rhoden looks at the impact of the airmen and how they should be remembered through the eyes of an HBCU student and a Super Bowl-winning coach

Sports

Tony Dungy’s life lesson about the Tuskegee Airmen and the meaning of humility

The Hall of Fame coach didn’t know his father was one of the famed World War II pilots until after he died

The Uplift

Today in black history: Smokey Robinson is born, John Singleton nominated for an Oscar, Tuskegee Airmen are here, and more

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 19

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Her grandfather’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen changed everything for this SportsCenter anchor

My moment in black history: Elle Duncan

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An Undefeated history: How Mal Whitfield excelled as an Olympian and a Tuskegee airman

Learn more about the trailblazer who gained notoriety in the military and in sports

The Uplift

On this day in black history: Smokey Robinson is born, John Singleton nominated for an Oscar, Tuskegee Airmen are here and more

Black History Month: The Undefeated Edition Feb. 19

Culture

Willie Rogers, the last member of the original Tuskegee Airmen, dead at 101

Rogers was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007