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On the 75th Anniversary of Armed Forces Desegregation, Republicans Don’t Get to Pretend They Support...
The Root via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn July 26, 1948, President Truman changed the course of American history when he issued Executive...
Eyeing the future, DoD leaders reflect on 75 years of desegregation
Military Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTuskegee Airmen and Montford Point Marines joined Department of Defense leaders and lawmakers at the...
The US military integrated 75 years ago. It forever changed the way America works.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen President Harry S. Truman addressed the NAACP in June 1947, becoming the first United States...
This is the role NJ played in ending segregation in the US armed forces | Stile
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs the New Jersey National Guard actively recruited soldiers in a post-World War II overhaul, the...
Lynn Smith: Wild about Harry
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen Harry Truman took the oath of office upon FDR’s death in April 1945, it was just 83 days into Roosevelt’s unprecedented fourth term, and the world...
Florida has new state holiday to commemorate Tuskegee Airmen, first Black flying group in U.S.
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn April 11, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's 22nd state holiday into law: Tuskegee Airmen...
Unsung Detroit heroes: 2 Martin Luther King Jr. marches possible
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNearly 60 years ago, on Aug. 28, 1963, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history was...
Bill Would Ban Discrimination in Military 75 Years After Racial Integration
Military.com via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPolicies barring discrimination in the military based on race, gender and other innate...
Trump Politicized the Military. Was That the Real Problem With the Jan. 6 Response?
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSteven Sund, the ex-chief of the U.S. Capitol police who was forced out after the Jan. 6...
Three distinguished colonels led the way for others
Army Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack History Month provides the opportunity to reflect on events of national prominence and create a connection to our current context. The year 1973...