More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen, female WWII pilots
The videos were shown to Air Force troops as part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) courses they took during basic ...
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Trump's DEI order strips Air Force curriculum of 1st Black pilots, female WWII pilots
Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women ...
Air Force to resume teaching on first Black, female pilots after DEI backlash
In a post on X Sunday, Alabama Senator Katie Boyd Britt called the decision to pause teaching the videos “malicious compliance.” ...
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US Air Force Cuts Training Course on Tuskegee and Female WWII Pilots
The decision has sparked backlash from advocacy groups, particularly Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to ...
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Air Force to resume teaching on first Black, female pilots after DEI backlash
After swift backlash from legislators, retired military personnel, and others, the Air Force confirmed to USA TODAY Monday that it would resume teaching its recruits about the first Black airmen ...
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Lessons about Tuskegee Airmen, female flyers quickly return to Air Force basic training
Courses featuring videos about the pioneering Black combat pilots and female flyers who ferried warplanes during World War II ...
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More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has removed ... were the nation's first Black military pilots who served in a segregated WWII unit and their all-Black 332nd Fighter Group had one of the lowest ...