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Portion of freeway in San Diego dedicated to Tuskegee Airmen

2013-02-23 08:52:51

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Andrew Brimmer dies at 86; first black member of Federal Reserve

2012-10-17 00:00:00

Andrew Brimmer, the son of a Louisiana sharecropper who in 1966 became the first black member of the Federal Reserve Board, has died. He was 86. Brimmer died Oct. 7 at a Washington hospital after a lengthy illness, said his daughter, Esther Brimmer....

Frank Godden dies at 101; helped develop African American resort

2012-08-19 00:00:00

Los Angeles Times Frank Godden, who played a significant role in the development of Val Verde, a secluded and long-closed local resort community known as "the black Palm Springs," has died. He was 101. Godden, who had cancer, died Aug. 3 at his Los...

PASSINGS: Jock Smith, Malam Bacai Sanha

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Jock Smith Law partner of Johnnie Cochran Jock Smith, 63, who was a law partner with the late Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., died Sunday of an apparent heart attack while watching television at his home in Montgomery, Ala., said his law partner Sam Cherry....

Peter J. Gomes dies at 68; Harvard's longtime spiritual leader

2011-03-06 00:00:00

In a sermon some years ago, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Harvard University's longtime spiritual leader, offered a precise, if unconventional, definition of hell. He said hell is "being defined by your circumstances, and believing that definition." Gomes,...

What President Obama is telling high school graduates this year: 'Being president is a great job'

2011-05-16 21:37:23

William P. Foster dies at 91; conductor broke racial barriers and revolutionized marching band style

2010-09-01 00:00:00

At the University of Kansas in the late 1930s, William P. Foster was barred from joining the marching band because he was black. When he graduated in 1941, he aspired to direct a band but the school's dean of music told him "there were no jobs for...

Crenshaw's Johnson will play at Tuskegee University

2009-09-20 04:34:27

Subtle signs of a turnaround on a troubled L.A. campus

2009-06-24 00:00:00

Locke High School English teacher Katy Bridger tried to give her fifth-period seniors a test while Byron Gordon sharpened pencils noisily, Deon Crockett wandered the room complaining at full volume and a girl cursed just as loudly at Deon for being rude....

Tuskegee Airmen, veterans to be honored

2013-05-17 18:17:28

Talk about a nice way to be honored. As part of Armed Forces Day, 10 Tuskegee Airmen along with veterans of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan will be guests of honor at the Miami Yacht Club on Saturday. The Tuskegee Airmen were a small group of black...

Work on Tuskegee Airmen tribute in Sewickley finally to begin in June

2013-05-16 00:24:03

Funding and lack of a contractor delayed construction two years on the largest outdoor memorial in the country to Tuskegee Airmen, but those problems appear to be resolved, officials said. Tuskegee Airmen became the military's first black pilots...

Auburn University to phase out professional flight instruction

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Students who hoped to become pilots with degrees from Auburn University will now have to earn their professional flight degrees through another flight school. The professional flight degree program at Auburn University will be phased out in order to put...

Defensive lineman Anthony Lawson selects Tuskegee University during a National Signing Day assembly at Northeast High School in Ft. Lauderdale on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.

2013-02-06 11:28:00

Running back/linebacker Timonte King selects Tuskegee University during a National Signing Day assembly at Northeast High School in Ft. Lauderdale on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.

2013-02-06 11:28:00

From left; running back D. Jamal Wallace, wide receiver Stacy Coley, and running back/linebacker Timonte King cry during a National Signing Day assembly at Northeast High School in Ft. Lauderdale on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.

2013-02-06 09:53:00