And the Flight Academy was so important to me, because, again, the industry is predominately male and white so being around those Black aviators and sharing in the history of Gen. James and his story.

I'm not really a bright gold type of guy (olive drab, anyone?) but I'll have it on. (I had another white, less bold James Flight Academy T-shirt, but it disintegrated from too much wear.) ...

“It just kind of started as something as a giveback to the community and kind of introduce kids to flying,” Clifton Curtis, president of the Chappie James Flight Academy said. Located at the ...