Subject Army Reverses Convictions Description HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is overturning the convictions of 110 Black soldiers — … Continue reading US Army to overturn century-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers
Subject Unjust Convictions Overturned Description The U.S. Army has set aside the convictions of 110 Black soldiers who were arrested … Continue reading U.S. Army sets aside convictions of 110 Black soldiers arrested over 1917 Houston riots
Subject From Red Tails to Invisible Generals Description Doug Melville knew he had to do something to make sure his family … Continue reading This Veterans’ Day, meet America’s first two Black generals, who are father and son
Subject The Buffalo Soldiers and their role in the settling of the American West Description Anew documentary, Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on … Continue reading PRODUCER DRU HOLLEY SHARES THREE FASCINATING FACTS FROM HIS UPCOMING PBS SPECIAL, BUFFALO SOLDIERS: FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS
Subject Edward Carter Jr.; Medal of Honor; WWII Description Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward Allen Carter Jr. dealt with a … Continue reading Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward Carter Jr.
Subject USS Chancellorsville; Robert Smalls; US Navy Description today the US Navy announced it is renaiming a warship to honor Robert … Continue reading USS Chancellorsville Is Renamed In Honor Of Black Ship Pilot Robert Smalls
Subject Marine Corps; Recruitment Posters; Propaganda Description When I frequented my Marine Corps recruiting office from 1999 until I enlisted … Continue reading ‘Ask a Marine’: The inspiring story of the first black man on recruitment posters
Subject Secretary Lloyd Austin; Military Bases; Confederacy Description Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday signed off on an independent commission’s … Continue reading Austin Orders Renaming of Bases that Honor Confederate Rebels
Subject U.S. Secretary of Army; Clifford Alexander Jr. Description The Harlem-raised, Ivy League-educated lawyer spent his career seeking to shatter … Continue reading Clifford Alexander Jr., first Black secretary of Army, dies at 88
Subject Michael Langley; US Military; Lloyd J. Austin III Description Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has recommended that the … Continue reading Michael Langley to be 1st Black Marine 4-Star General
