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Posts by Cheryl W. Thompson

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Scenes from my Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen, book talks in Hartford, Detroit, Orlando and Chicago.

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Scenes from my Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen, book talks in DC, Tuskegee and San Antonio.

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My labor of love…

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I’m still here!

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Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen | investigative search for downed pilots Author Cheryl W. Thompson presents Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen—book details, research insights, media, events, and speaking inquiries. Discover the true story behind Forgo...

You can still run out and buy it, or order through cherylwthompson.com. Thanks!

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I’m here! Been a bit busy on book tour.

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Thank you, Jenn!

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Trump revokes Secret Service detail for Harris that Biden had extended

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An American Pope. From my hometown of Chicago. Wow. My very Catholic mother is smiling down right now.

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White smoke!

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Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88 The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.

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Big, big, big loss for WaPo. Not to mention Eugene Robinson is one of the nicest guys in the biz.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/03/21/george-foreman-dead/

R.I.P., sir…

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Excited that journalism students from my alma mater —@UofIllinois—dropped by Tiny Desk today!

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Congrats to my @npr.org colleague and friend @edeggans.bsky.social. He’s going to slay it at Washington and Lee!

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Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primari...

My latest collaboration: crumbling schools in rural Alaska. I teamed up with ProPublica’s @MichaelGrabell to edit the investigation, which was well reported by NPR member station reporter @EmilySchwing at KYUK.

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No one—and I mean no one—can belt out a song better than Cynthia Erivo.

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Whew…

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Timothy Curran, Washington Post editor, dies at 57. He was a lovely colleague…

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Whose idea was it to put the Kevin Hart interview on 60 Minutes tonight up against the Super Bowl? I’m getting whiplash…

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For only the second time, two Black quarterbacks will face off on the NFL’s biggest stage.

But NFL diversity is still a work in progress, writes @bymikejonessports.bsky.social.

More ⤵️

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Our history…so much to celebrate.

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It may be drop-top weather somewhere, but not in DC. It’s 32. 👀

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My view this morning from a friend’s balcony. It definitely beats the cold and snow of DC!

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I turned my back for 30 minutes and this happened! Gotta love DC and Mother Nature.

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My Fighting Illini defeated SC in the Citrus Bowl! I’m one proud alum! I-L-L…

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Jimmy Carter will have funeral services in Plains, Ga., Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral services will span six days, three cities and multiple places of significance from his life.

Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral services will span six days, three cities and multiple places of significance from his life.

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I remember him coming to WaPo to discuss his book, which he was gracious enough to sign for me. R.I.P., sir.

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