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Breaking Barriers: The Impact of the Tuskegee Airmen on Civil Rights and Equality

March 22nd, 2024

Boulder is happily not the setting for this picture. This photographic record of the true horror of segregation is not a scene from ancient history. This picture could have been taken during my lifetime! I personally saw scenes like this as late as 1962 going through the deep South by train. As a child it made no sense to me. As an adult it still makes no sense to me. Imagine fighting and winning the war in Europe only to return home to the reality of racism and discrimination. “You can die for your country as long as you don’t drink from the “Whites Only” water fountain.... Read More

A Tragic Plane Crash in Boulder County

October 29th, 2014

On Monday, October 27th, pilot Steven Moore’s single-engine plane crashed and burst into flames after taking off from Boulder Municipal Airport. According to an official statement, Moore unfortunately died in the crash. Steven Moore, who was an experienced pilot, was a role model for many people. He helped hundreds of young pilots make their way through in the aviation industry as the executive director of the National Gay Pilots Association and also served as a pilot for ExpressJet Airlines. The NGPA is an organization that supports diversity in aviation and fosters equal treatment... Read More