Featured in black veteransBYMiguel OrtizMar 2, 2023ShareThe USS Chancellorsville is being renamed for Robert SmallsUnder the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress established the Naming Commission to rename bases like Fort Bragg that honored… BYMiguel OrtizMar 2, 2023ShareBYJessica EvansFeb 23, 2023ShareDevotion: A Korean War epic directed by JD Dillard“Devotion” is a Korean War film directed by JD Dillard that honors the experiences of Lt. Tom Hudner and Ensign… BYJessica EvansFeb 23, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizOct 3, 2022ShareThe first African American Veterans Monument is now openSince the Revolutionary War, African Americans have fought in the service of the United States. Over the course of American… BYMiguel OrtizOct 3, 2022ShareBYBrittany SulcJul 17, 2022Share10 Black celebrities you didn’t know were veteransIf 2020’s stay-at-home order told us one thing, it’s how much we rely on entertainers to keep us sane. Music, movies and online entertainment have been our lifeline to the outside world. Many of the celebrities who have kept us amused have also sp… BYBrittany SulcJul 17, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizJun 27, 2022ShareTuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson passed away at 100Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson was a member of the famed 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. One… BYMiguel OrtizJun 27, 2022ShareBYBrittany SulcFeb 28, 2023Share5 inspiring Black vets who fought for civil rightsDuring World War II and the Korean War, the United States trained over 1.5 million African American soldiers. Aside from… BYBrittany SulcFeb 28, 2023ShareBYShannon CorbeilMar 11, 2021Share‘You get shot in combat, you bleed red blood’ – vet shares message of unityOn Feb. 28, 2021, during the NHL Florida Panthers’ Black History Night home game event at BB&T Center, the team… BYShannon CorbeilMar 11, 2021ShareBYCoffee Or DieFeb 28, 2021ShareThe Red Ball Express: How African American truck drivers supplied Patton’s 3rd army in World War IISix weeks after more than a million American, British, and Canadian troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, Lt…. BYCoffee Or DieFeb 28, 2021ShareBYJessica ManfreFeb 9, 2021ShareThis veteran Air Force pilot made history – and she’s not done yetRetired Air Force Colonel Merryl Tengesdal was the first and only Black female U-2 pilot. For her, it’s all about… BYJessica ManfreFeb 9, 2021Share
BYMiguel OrtizMar 2, 2023ShareThe USS Chancellorsville is being renamed for Robert SmallsUnder the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress established the Naming Commission to rename bases like Fort Bragg that honored… BYMiguel OrtizMar 2, 2023Share
BYJessica EvansFeb 23, 2023ShareDevotion: A Korean War epic directed by JD Dillard“Devotion” is a Korean War film directed by JD Dillard that honors the experiences of Lt. Tom Hudner and Ensign… BYJessica EvansFeb 23, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizOct 3, 2022ShareThe first African American Veterans Monument is now openSince the Revolutionary War, African Americans have fought in the service of the United States. Over the course of American… BYMiguel OrtizOct 3, 2022Share
BYBrittany SulcJul 17, 2022Share10 Black celebrities you didn’t know were veteransIf 2020’s stay-at-home order told us one thing, it’s how much we rely on entertainers to keep us sane. Music, movies and online entertainment have been our lifeline to the outside world. Many of the celebrities who have kept us amused have also sp… BYBrittany SulcJul 17, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizJun 27, 2022ShareTuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson passed away at 100Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson was a member of the famed 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. One… BYMiguel OrtizJun 27, 2022Share
BYBrittany SulcFeb 28, 2023Share5 inspiring Black vets who fought for civil rightsDuring World War II and the Korean War, the United States trained over 1.5 million African American soldiers. Aside from… BYBrittany SulcFeb 28, 2023Share
BYShannon CorbeilMar 11, 2021Share‘You get shot in combat, you bleed red blood’ – vet shares message of unityOn Feb. 28, 2021, during the NHL Florida Panthers’ Black History Night home game event at BB&T Center, the team… BYShannon CorbeilMar 11, 2021Share
BYCoffee Or DieFeb 28, 2021ShareThe Red Ball Express: How African American truck drivers supplied Patton’s 3rd army in World War IISix weeks after more than a million American, British, and Canadian troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, Lt…. BYCoffee Or DieFeb 28, 2021Share
BYJessica ManfreFeb 9, 2021ShareThis veteran Air Force pilot made history – and she’s not done yetRetired Air Force Colonel Merryl Tengesdal was the first and only Black female U-2 pilot. For her, it’s all about… BYJessica ManfreFeb 9, 2021Share
