Each year, the White House grants the Presidential Medal of Freedom to individuals who have made major social, political, and cultural contributions to the country.…
The United States Army has finally acknowledged that the term “negro” is outdated. Welcome to 2014, U.S. Army! It seems that the military branch has…
Ruby Robinson got the gift of a lifetime at her graduation from Columbia University’s Engineering School this week. Her father, an Army reservist serving in Afghanistan, made a surprise visit at the ceremony and it brought her to tears. “Congratulations, young lady,” Captain Keith Robinson told his daughter as she walked across the stage. “I […]
Col. Lynette Arnhart added that ‘attractive’ women get by with their looks. The U.S. Army should only show “ugly” to “average looking” women soldiers in its photos if it wants to send the right message to the public, an Army communications strategist said in an internal email obtained by Politico. “In general, ugly […]
FORT KNOX, Ky.— For Marcia Anderson, the promotion from brigadier general to major general validates the work of everyone who came before her. Anderson on Thursday became the first African-American woman given a second star as a general in the U.S. Army during a ceremony at Fort Knox. It’s a day, Anderson said, that black […]