The Claude B. Govan Tri-State Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen has an annual scholarship. The scholarship is for graduating seniors from NY. Submissions are due by April 15. We would like as many young people as possible to apply. Sometimes we do not have many applicants! We would like to change this.
In addition, The Claude B. Govan Tri-State Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen has created a video that is now available on YouTube:
The video is intended to raise awareness about the Tuskegee Airman and our local Harlem chapter by highlighting some of Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen who were members of our chapter. At one point Harlem’s chapter had one of the largest numbers of DOTA’s of all chapters across the country. The last one who regularly attended our meeting Mr. William Johnson died on Jan. 28th. He is featured in the video (please remember to ‘like’ the video!)
For your information there were several active members of our chapter who were living in the Harlem community at the time of their deaths. Just to point out three
- Dabney N Montgomery – There is a street named for him on 136th street and ACP Blvd.
- Reginald Brewster – One of the first Black attorneys in NY
- Wilfred R. DeFour Sr. – Was very active with the old Harlem Real Estate Board
We hope you will forward this application to any college-bound high school seniors you know.