Saluting U.S. veterans: A conversation with members of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen

Nov 7, 2025

November 11 is Veterans Day, a time to pay tribute to all who have served in the United States military. Among them are the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the first African American fighter pilot squadron. One Detroit contributor Stephen Henderson of American Black Journal sat down with Tony Stevenson, president of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Captain Ashley Richardson who served in the Army Nurse Corps, and Norman Folson, who served during the Korea and Vietnam Wars.

For more of the interview with members of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, watch American Black Journal on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

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