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On April 11, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s 22nd state holiday into law: Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day. State Senator Victor Torres (D-Kissimmee) proposed SB 1312 in the Senate and Rep. Bruce Haley Antone, D . . .
Published 21 hours ago Submitted by Jazz Pharmaceuticals Originally published by Jazz Pharmaceuticals on LinkedIn In honor of U.S. Black History Month, JazzSoul, the affinity forum created to support Black employees and their allies and foster inclusive conversations at Jazz, celebrated the many contributions of people from the African diaspora. Over the course of the […]
Chinese Americans who fought in World War II were honored on Saturday with a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony. Six veterans gathered at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans to accept the honor on behalf of the thousands of their peers that served in the war. It’s the highest recognition Congress can give to a […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg National Military Park — the hilly battlefield where Union and Confederate soldiers fought and died over whether the U.S. would […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg National Military Park — the hilly battlefield where Union and Confederate soldiers fought and died over whether the U.S. […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg National Military Park — the hilly battlefield where Union and Confederate soldiers fought and died over whether the U.S. […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg National Military Park — the hilly battlefield where Union and Confederate soldiers fought and died over whether the U.S. would […]
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – A local crime scene investigator received a huge national honor. Rebecca Wendt with the Bryan Police Department was presented the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) Top Forensic Examiner Award by the United States Secret Service. The NCFI is a program where local examiners are trained in techniques to obtain evidence from […]
More than a century ago, 110 Black soldiers were convicted of murder, mutiny and other crimes at three military trials held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Nineteen were hanged, including 13 on a single day, Dec. 11, 1917, in the largest mass execution of American soldiers by the Army. The soldiers’ families spent […]
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The local NAACP and Binghamton Vet Center collaborated to highlight the contributions of Black Americans in securing the western frontier and in shaping America’s national parks. This afternoon, at United Presbyterian Church in Binghamton, members of the NAACP and local Veterans gathered and presented history of the U.S. Army’s Buffalo Soldier. […]