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How a father and son fought segregation and became the first Black generals in the US military
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier...
On This Day, Oct. 27: Hurricane Mitch wreaks havoc on Central America, kills over 10K
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn Oct. 27, 1998, Hurricane Mitch, one of the strongest recorded Atlantic storms, began a four-day...
History, heritage and hope: Boynton Beach honors WWII's Tuskegee Airmen
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBOYNTON BEACH — On the last sunny Saturday morning of Black History Month, Boynton Beach residents...
CADL librarians recommend these 20 titles to learn and celebrate Black history
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFebruary is Black History Month. Here is a list of books from diverse authors that celebrate the...
F.E. Warren AFB home dedication decades in the making memorializes a Buffalo Soldier
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 6—CHEYENNE — During the recent Fort D.A. Russell Days, F.E. Warren Air Force Base dedicated Quarters 64 in the name of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Davis Sr. — not to be confused with ...
Opinion: This lawsuit is about far more than what happens at West Point
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe US Military Academy at West Point’s use of race in admissions has come under scrutiny after a...
Today in History: October 27, Gunman kills 11 in Pittsburgh synagogue
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoToday in History Today is Friday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2023. There are 65 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants ...
Andre Braugher: Where to stream 6 essential TV shows and movies
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhile some of Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher's most distinguished work is not available to stream, a number of his more recent TV and film projects are.
Distinguished Monroe military family: Buffalo Soldier, Tuskegee Airman, Pentagon author with PhD
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Chappell family has had a distinguished presence in Monroe since they relocated to Michigan from Kentucky nearly 100 years ago. Linold Chappell and his wife, Flora Evans, both grandchildren ...
Color Us Connected: Honoring America's diverse military veterans
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen we treat every soldier as if he or she is of one mind, one culture, or one religion, we continue that myth through a different filter that says some of them, some of us, are lesser citizens.