San Antonio City Council approves renaming portion of East Side street in honor of Tuskegee Airmen

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio City Council this week approved a renaming for a portion of an East Side street in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, the United States Armed Forces’ first African-American pilots.

Councilmembers approved the memorial designation as part of its consent agenda during a Thursday A session meeting, which also included voting to move municipal elections to November in odd-numbered years.

A portion of Iowa Street from South Cherry Street to South Palmetto Street will be renamed to Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Way after the council’s approval…

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