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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 […]

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.