Special Report: 2 Black cadets and the struggle for diversity at an elite US military institution
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 30, 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Pale marble pavers crisscross the Terrazzo, the plaza at the heart of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado that cadets traverse daily, on the way to class, the library and meals. In their first year, cadets must run and keep to the narrow marble strips whenever they are on the 20-acre Terrazzo.
Tusajigwe Owens doesn't take short cuts. He is one of 112 Black cadets in the class of 1,071 freshmen that started at the academy in June 2022.
Running the strips helps instill a sense of . . .
