Tuskeege University

Tuskegee has had some improbable wins among its 673 all-time victories, but it hard to imagine any being more improbable than the Golden Tigers’ 21-16 home triumph over UNC-Pembroke Saturday at Abbott Stadium. Trailing 16-0 with a little more than nine minutes remaining in the contest, the Golden Tigers (5-0), ranked No. 11 in NCAA […]

Tuskegee continued its historic Division II playoff run with a heart-stopping 35-31 victory against the University of North Alabama Saturday in Florence, Ala. Running back Dennis Norfleet, a transfer from the University of Michigan, scored the winning touchdown on a two-yard run with 19 seconds to play, propelling Tuskegee (10-2) into the quarterfinals for the […]

The storied history of the military’s first Black air squadron, the Tuskegee Airmen, has been well documented over the decades. However, a recent discovery has revealed that the famed group also enlisted a Black Dominican Republic native. Esteban Hotesse, born in the city of Moca in the Dominican Republic, came to America when he was […]

First Lady Michelle Obama stood on the stage at Tuskegee University and told her truth. In a passionate and candid speech, the First Lady told a 2015 graduating class at Tuskegee University how she overcame her own personal insecurities and sleepless nights after she was mocked by the media and conservatives who took deliberate aim […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Alabama. The May 9 event is one of three graduation ceremonies the first lady will speak at this year. Mrs. Obama will also deliver remarks at Oberlin College and King College Prep, a high school in her […]

On March 13th, the U.S. Postal Service will commemorate a Black aviation leader. His name is Charles Alfred “Chief” Anderson Sr., and he is the first Tuskegee Airman to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp. Chief Anderson is viewed as “the father of black aviation” for his role as the trainer of the Tuskegee Airmen. When […]

On Saturday, April 5th, the Tuskegee University Alumni Association will hold its first Booker T. Washington National Day of Service. The newly appointed day commemorates not just Washington’s birthday, but his legacy as the founder of Tuskegee University. On this day, like the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Tuskegee Alumni and affiliates are asked […]