A black world war 2 veteran who served in a segregated unit still has not received his service medals. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the Amy to issue the medals.

The EJI’s “Lynching In America: Targeting Black Veterans” report documents the physical violence and social humiliation African-American service people faced in the United States.

The 16 Black female cadets have been cleared to graduate, but the implications of the investigation are far-reaching.

My father, William Baxter Gaines Sr., and I always had a contentious relationship. He didn’t talk much to his children about his military experience. He did not hug, read bedtime stories, give out compliments or kiss goodnight. This didn’t seem to bother my siblings. I, on the other hand, languished. I took my father’s shunning […]