Adjua Adama
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Pilot: Commercial, instrument, single-engine land, multi-engine land. Former veteran high school teacher. Here We Go Steelers. Proud Penn State Alum.
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Adjua Adama
@adjuaadama.bsky.social
· Dec 31
Verbalizing and envisioning greater aviation goals achieved in 2025…
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A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans
A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
n.pr
June 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
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Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.
www.cbs42.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.
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During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in incarceration camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
January 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in incarceration camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
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Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Air Force says new recruits will again learn about Tuskegee Airmen
The head of the service's San Antonio-based training command said a video about the pioneering Black aviators would remain in the basic training curriculum.
www.expressnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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After uproar, Air Force says recruits will again be taught about Tuskegee Airmen. AETC commander says 'historic legacy and decorated valor with which these units and airmen fought for our nation in World War II and beyond will continue on 27 January.' www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Air Force says new recruits will again learn about Tuskegee Airmen
The head of the service's San Antonio-based training command said a video about the pioneering Black aviators would remain in the basic training curriculum.
www.expressnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
After uproar, Air Force says recruits will again be taught about Tuskegee Airmen. AETC commander says 'historic legacy and decorated valor with which these units and airmen fought for our nation in World War II and beyond will continue on 27 January.' www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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Did you know that Lucasfilm’s Double Victory is streaming for free on YouTube? Always a worthwhile watch.
youtu.be/QmcpILi1Rxc?...
youtu.be/QmcpILi1Rxc?...
Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War | Full-Length 90 Min. Documentary | Lucasfilm
YouTube video by Lucasfilm
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Did you know that Lucasfilm’s Double Victory is streaming for free on YouTube? Always a worthwhile watch.
youtu.be/QmcpILi1Rxc?...
youtu.be/QmcpILi1Rxc?...
Verbalizing and envisioning greater aviation goals achieved in 2025…
December 31, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Verbalizing and envisioning greater aviation goals achieved in 2025…
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RIP Jimmy Carter.
December 29, 2024 at 9:06 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter.
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A. Cornelius Baker, who spent nearly 40 years working with urgency and compassion to improve the lives of people with HIV and AIDS by promoting testing, securing federal funding for research and pushing for a vaccine, died this month. He was 63.
A. Cornelius Baker, Champion of H.I.V. Testing, Dies at 63
Working inside the government and out, he lobbied to improve the lives of people with H.I.V. and AIDS, particularly those who belonged to minority groups.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:37 PM
A. Cornelius Baker, who spent nearly 40 years working with urgency and compassion to improve the lives of people with HIV and AIDS by promoting testing, securing federal funding for research and pushing for a vaccine, died this month. He was 63.