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Showing Original Post only (View all)Obeying Trump order, Air Force will stop teaching recruits about Tuskegee Airmen [View all]
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In January 2025, the U.S. Air Force removed a video about the Tuskegee Airmen from its basic training curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. This decision followed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that banned diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the federal government. ([San Antonio Express-News](https://expressnews.com/news/article/trump-dei-tuskegee-airmen-banned-air-force-20054637.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com))
The Tuskegee Airmen were pioneering Black pilots renowned for their service during World War II. Their inclusion in the training curriculum was intended to highlight the Air Force's historical diversity and the significant contributions of African American service members.
The Tuskegee Airmen were pioneering Black pilots renowned for their service during World War II. Their inclusion in the training curriculum was intended to highlight the Air Force's historical diversity and the significant contributions of African American service members.
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greatbaldeagle
Jan 25
OP
Filed before a Klan republican judge and overturned by the Corrupt Extreme Court.
Comfortably_Numb
Jan 25
#60
I have a home library of great kids' books, including the Code Talkers. Must look up Tuskegee Airmen...
Hekate
Jan 25
#51
I read the voters' rolls were purged, but someone challenged me pretty hard when I brought it up
Hekate
Jan 25
#49
It was Apache county Nevada where the machines or electronic poll books wouldn't open
questionseverything
Jan 25
#54
Who next? Women, Jews, Asians, the 'wrong' kind of Christians, the Navajo code talkers?
Norrrm
Jan 25
#23
Navajo Code Talkers are definitely the next group to be eliminated from military history
Arazi
Jan 25
#29
This is a case of erasing the real-life accomplishments and heroism of minorities
AZJonnie
Jan 25
#31
Small concession that in no way infringes on their oath to protect & defend the Constitution.
ancianita
Jan 25
#28
The US Military top to bottom takes an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, not the felon's orders.
ancianita
Jan 25
#46
The erasure of history is as serious as all the rest, believe me, & is key to oppression
Hekate
Jan 25
#38
Conceding to stop teaching isn't tantamount to erasure or even the chipping away of history.
ancianita
Jan 25
#76
Remember he gave Limbaugh a medal with the only living Tuskegee airman sitting right down the row
underpants
Jan 25
#53
Will someone please explain to these idiots that 41% of our military personnel consider themselves as a minority.
surfered
Jan 25
#65
This sounds like a purely racist order. The Air Forces should decide its own curriculum based on what aspects of their
Martin68
Jan 25
#68
i favor that it should be replaced by a course on fascism and how cowardly whites with bone spurs wouldn't join the figh
Jit423
Jan 25
#75
U.S. Air Force resumes teaching about Tuskegee Airmen and WASP following outcry over DEI review
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 27
#87