In honor of Black History Month, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) recognizes the 92nd Infantry Division (Buffalo) as the only…
Frank E. Petersen Jr., was the first Black Marine Corps pilot and general officer. Born in racially segregated Topeka, Kansas,…
The United States Mint released the 2021 America the Beautiful Quarter honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site on Jan….
Any Marine can quickly recite the birth date of the U.S. Marine Corps — Nov. 10, 1775. Recruits and officer…
Sacrificing yourself for another is one of the most valiant things a person could do. It’s how 21-year-old Marine Corps…
He was 26 years old, 5-foot-4, weighed 130 pounds and came from Albany, N.Y. And, on the night of May…
Civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers was well-known for his high energy, sobriety and tenacity. He would not spare a…
Julius Montgomery was a pioneering African American in the space program. He was the first African American ever hired at…
Many of the service members who gave their lives in service to our country barely had a chance to begin…
Dale L. White Sr., was a prominent African American pilot, best known for his 1939 “Goodwill Flight” with Chauncey Spencer from…
After President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, many Black men joined the Army to fight…
Jan. 22, 2021 – Lloyd Austin confirmed as Defense Secretary, becomes first Black Pentagon chief Jan. 20, 2021 – Kamala…
In 1940 the U.S. population was about 131 million, 12.6 million of which was African American, or about 10 percent…
