This retired colonel championed a WWII battalion of Black women heroes

The Maryland author and retired U.S. Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings will be in Baltimore Saturday to discuss her journey from military brat to an author and advocate for a trailblazing — and too-long ...
Los Angeles Sentinel

Black Military Women Honored at Black History Month Celebration in South Los Angeles

Community leaders, veterans, and families gathered on Sunday, Feb. 15 at MJ’s Unique Social Club for a Black History Month ...
Afro

From overseas theatres of war to local civil rights battlegrounds: Veterans who paved the way

The service of Black soldiers in wars such as World War II significantly influenced the Civil Rights Movement, inspiring demands for equality within the military and throughout the United States. Sign ...
Black Enterprise

Memorial Honoring Black WWII Soldiers Silently Removed From U.S. Military Cemetery In The Netherlands

A memorial recognizing Black WWII soldiers was quietly taken down at a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. Dutch media reports that two informational panels about African American soldiers in ...
Military Times

I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. During my junior year ...
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Standing up against hate how black women in the Army helped change the course of WWII Mary Cronk Farrell ; foreword by Major General Marcia M. Anderson, U.S. Army (Ret.)

United States Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps African American officers United States Army Women's Army Corps African American officers "Standing Up Against Hate tells the stories of the African ...
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History-making woman soldier has Colorado ties

DENVER (KDVR) — A history-making woman in the United States military has strong ties to Colorado. Cathay Williams was born to her free father and enslaved mother in Missouri in 1844. During her youth ...
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Did Trump admin remove panels honoring fallen Black US soldiers in the Netherlands? What we know

In November 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that the Trump administration removed a memorial honoring fallen African-American soldiers in the Netherlands. The Facebook page Occupy Democrats ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

MD officials to vote on funding for State House memorial honoring Black Revolutionary War soldiers

Maryland officials to vote on using $402,000 for a memorial to Black Revolutionary War soldiers Proposed memorial site would include area where Roger Taney statue once stood Would be first such ...
Military.com

An Italian POW Was Lynched in WWII. 28 Black Soldiers Were Wrongfully Convicted For It

In the early hours of Aug. 15, 1944, the body of Italian prisoner of war Guglielmo Olivotto was found hanging from a guywire on an obstacle course at Fort Lawton outside Seattle. By nightfall, the ...
Newsweek

Memorial to Black US Soldiers Who Died in WW2 Quietly Removed

Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. Approximately 1 million African American ...