Three weeks after Escambia’s Board of County Commissioners approved $875,000 for the construction of the Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Memorial Plaza at Pensacola’s Wayside Park, using ...

What is a museum? Members of Escambia's Tourist Development Council say according to state law it's not what is being proposed for the Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Memorial Plaza, which ...

General Chappie James was part of the enduring American story, his first chapter written here in Pensacola.

Pensacola's General Daniel Chappie James Jr. memorial has hit a standstill.The memorial foundation missed the city's June 30 ...

Yet even though Air Force Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. − the nation's first Black four-star general − died in 1978 at the age of 58, his legacy has never burned brighter.

No date for the mission has been announced. Dwight, who's 90 years old, was chosen by John F. Kennedy's administration back in 1961 to be the first black astronaut.

The Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Memorial Foundation estimates it will cost $2.3 million to build a plaza honoring Pensacola aviator Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr., the first African American to ...

Three weeks after Escambia’s Board of County Commissioners approved $875,000 for the construction of the Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Memorial Plaza at Pensacola’s Wayside Park, using mostly ...