BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Veterans Day is a moment to honor service, recognize sacrifice, and renew our commitment to those who have worn the uniform. Yet it’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — These posters sent a message to Black veterans that they need not apply — that these life-changing programs were not meant for them....
Dallas Weekly News — Despite taking the same risk of death and costly sacrifice to their mental well-being, Black Veterans continue to suffer as mental health...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to internal VA data obtained by the Washington Post, Black applicants seeking disability benefits were denied 30 percent of the time from...
By Tamara Shiloh It was June 5, 1966. James Howard Meredith (born 1933), on a mission to encourage Black voter registration and defy entrenched racism in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "They are not in compliance with the law," stated Merretazon, whose story of the Viet Nam War was highlighted in the 1984 book,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today, our nation proudly honors the sacrifices of its heroes. “From the first African-American Medal of Honor recipient to current day Soldiers, individuals...
Janet McConnaughey, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS (AP) — About to be overrun by Germans, a young black lieutenant called in an artillery barrage on his...
Caitlin Dickerson, NPR (NPR) — As a young U.S. Army soldier during World War II, Rollins Edwards knew better than to refuse an assignment....
Mary Delach Leonard, ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Public Radio) — The elm and oak trees have grown tall with age in...
Michael W. Twitty, THE GUARDIAN (The Guardian) — African Americans have fought and died for America from its earliest days, from frontier skirmishes to the...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist As a baby-boomer who grew up on war movies, I thought of veterans as various forms of heroes. I...
JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey grew up running track together in the same Los Angeles neighborhood...
Christopher Webber, ASSOCIATED PRESS VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Lowell Steward, a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen who flew well over 100 missions over Europe during...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist My late father was born on what was originally called “Armistice Day” – now celebrated as Veteran’s Day – November...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The last Monday in May, Memorial Day, was designed to honor those who died in service to our country. It is...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The current controversy surrounding the plight of veterans in the United States is an important issue for all...
