You don't have to be puzzled as the question's been answered months ago - just that many people don't want to listen. It's being brought up as these men were subjected to and assigned worse living conditions and harder assignments than most of the other crew due to their skin pigment and their very existence was glossed over or completely ignored for decades: They never or rarely were even acknowledged or had photos published.

So, it's not that they they've being over glorified at the expense of others, it's that they're being given some catch-up on what's due to them.