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An Unheralded Military Hero, Charles Young

November 20, 2023

By Dannie Gore Sr. Charles Young was the most highly decorated African American military officer of his time: The first African American national park superintendent The third black graduate of West Point The first African American officer to command a regular army regiment The first black U.S. military attaché A professor at Wilberforce University and […]

St. Benedict of Palermo, Black America’s Patron Saint, Ascetic Healer, Humble Teacher

April 28, 2023

By Dannie Gore, Sr. The Italian black Catholic saint’s name was Benedict, of Palermo, Sicily, and he was the son of African slaves. In life, Benedict was an ascetic healer who devoted his life to the humble teachings of St. Francis, in death, he was used by the Church and colonial European powers to convert […]

A Story of High Seas Heroism: The Recapture of the Schooner S.J. Waring by William Tillman

April 8, 2023

By Dannie D. Gore, Sr. William Tillman, a steward and cook on the merchant schooner S.J. Waring, was faced with a brutal choice: slavery or death. The vessel was boarded by men from the rebel privateer Jeff Davis, and Tillman was told that he, like the ship, was southern property and would be sold into bondage when […]