Related Episode: Our Colored Heroes ... those African American soldiers who were in combat roles were transferred to the French Army. But African-Americans saw service in the military as a way ...

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black History Month.

when the military was segregated and African-Americans weren't permitted to play Major League Baseball, Joe Louis was the first African-American to achieve hero worship that was previously ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African ... becoming one of the first recognized heroes of World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen broke through another ...

Black men whose courage, dedication, and success helped pave the way toward integration of the United States Armed Forces. In ...

At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the exhibition Double Victory: The African American Military Experience provides visitors a valuable overview. You can read a story from ...

That African-American pursuit squadron − both military and civilian ... they’re Patriots and heroes and should be recognized as such,” Horn added. The Tuskegee Airmen were disbanded in ...

“GENERATIONS: African Americans and Legacies of Military Service” gives attendees ... “The names of many African American heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving in combat ...

when the military was segregated and African-Americans weren't permitted to play major league baseball, Joe Louis was the first African-American to achieve the kind of hero worship that was ...

Woodson saw from experience that African American history was being "overlooked ... the first Black military aviators in what wasn't yet the U.S. Air Force. The day lands on the fourth Thursday ...