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The First Black Nurse – Nancy Leftenant-Colon Major

January 16, 2021

Nancy Leftenant-Colon Major (retired). The first black nurse in the reserve or active-duty Army Nurse Corps. The only woman to hold the presidency of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. from 1989 – 1991. Along with select Tuskegee Airmen, received the Congressional Gold Medal from President George W. Bush on March 29, 2007.

Sarah Spencer Washington

March 22, 2020

By Dannie Gore ||| Sarah Spencer Washington, a graduate of Columbia University, was a self-made millionaire who rose from humble roots to found an empire under the name Apex.