Major Daniel Walker says he has always felt the sting of racial bias since he joined the Air Force. Walker is an F-22 pilot, and he told correspondent David Martin that he believes he has always been treated differently than White pilots.
"The way you stand, the way you walk, the way you sit, the way you speak. In what is supposed to be an objective field, [they] are subjectively rating you to others in the sort of unofficial grapevine of evaluation," Walker explained.
In July 2020, Walker appeared on "Real Talk," a military-issues webcast that streamed on Facebook. He shared his story and the stories of other Black pilots. Hosted by Lieutenant General Brad Webb, the session was a platform to discuss race, diversity, and inclusion in the Air Force.
Walker read comments made by other black pilots, including this one: "Be yourself and thrive in a fighter squadron as a black man is an oxymoron; either conform or fail."
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