National Tuskegee Airman Visits School District 162 by Gary Kopycinski on February 27, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, superintendent, Matteson District 162, welcomes Tuskegee Airman Virgil Poole to Matteson School’s Black History Month celebration. On right is Pamela Powell, Matteson School principal. (Photo: Yvonne Williams).