Trump Bans Teaching of Tuskegee Airmen

After assuming office, one of President Trumps first actions was signing an executive order banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices. The executive order is titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing. In the executive order, fact sheet provided by the White House it says “President Trump promised to terminate DEI in the federal government, protect equal opportunity, and force schools to end discriminatory admissions policies, and he delivered. Every man and woman should have the opportunity to go as far as their hard work, individual initiative, and competence can take them. In America, excellence, grit, and determination is our strength.”  & The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of Black military pilots who fought in World War II, they were a part of an experimental program created to train Black men to be pilots at Tuskegee Army Airfield in Tuskegee Alabama. The experimental program was in response to pressure from those who fought against racial segregation in the military. Almost 1,000 pilots were trained and about 450 of them served in combat roles during World War II. During their time in combat, they were nicknamed “Red Tails”, their planes were painted with distinctive red markings on the...