I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...
Russell Clarence Nalle Jr., one of the last surviving World War II Tuskegee Airmen members, has died. He was 103.
Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps ...
Centennial student Nailah Mansury will receive the prestigious Congressional Award Gold Medal this summer in D.C. She was with a mural she has worked on at the school in Champaign on Tuesday, Feb. 4, ...
After several previous attempts stalled in committee, a new measure is introduced calling for a congressional gold medal for ...
The legacy of the all-Black World War II Women’s Army Corps unit, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, will be highlighted during a Feb. 20 New Hanover County Black History Month recognition ...
The Bush Center will honor the legacy of the Six Triple Eight battalion on Feb. 12. A Netflix film about the unit was ...
The Six Triple Eight shares the story of an all-Black battalion of WACs that faced unimaginable challenges while serving overseas during WWII.
Usually when we think of World War 2, images of allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy during the invasion of Europe come to mind.
Tuskegee Airmen Detroit Chapter President Arthur Green, left, holds a P-51D model as Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., center, and ...
Lloyd "Fig" Newton was just the seventh African American to become a four-star general. He says Trump is trying to whitewash ...