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Sgt. Major Christian Fleetwood, Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War for having "Saved the regimental colors after eleven of the twelve color guards had been shot down around it." Sgt. Major was the top rank allowed to a colored soldier at that time. (Photo: Unidentified photographer - Library of Congress exhibit/via Wikimedia commons)

Sgt. Major Christian Fleetwood, Medal of Honor Recipient and Unsung Civil War Hero

NNPA NEWSWIRE — After graduating as class valedictorian from Pennsylvania’s Ashmun Institute – later renamed as Lincoln University – Sgt. Major Christian Fleetwood, Medal of Honor...

Photo of Verda Freeman Welcome/Courtesy Morgan State University

Black History5 years ago

How a North Carolina Farmer Become an Important Part of Maryland’s Black History

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Verda Freeman Welcome, a proud member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, taught for nearly a dozen years in the Baltimore public school...

According to the Independent Review Board’s report, Det. Sean Suiter, who died last November, likely committed suicide. (Courtesy photo)

Crime8 years ago

Panel: Suiter Likely Committed Suicide

THE AFRO — According to WBAL-TV, the report, which was officially released today (Aug. 28) by the Baltimore Police Department, concludes Detective Sean Suiter most likely...

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