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Medgar Evers was killed by a 'self-described racist'—the National Park Service reportedly plans to remove that detail
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (308+ words) Critics say new edits to National Park Service materials strip away the violent, racist reality of Medgar Evers" murder. The pamphlets have reportedly been temporarily removed to remove the word "racist" as a descriptor for Beckwith, an unnamed Park Service…...
Betty Reid Soskin, a trailblazer and the nation's oldest park ranger, dies at 104 years old
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) From WWII to the National Park Service, Betty Reid Soskin spent decades making sure Black stories were never left out of America's memory. Betty Reid Soskin began her career as a park ranger at the age of 85, becoming the country's…...
‘Unacceptable’: Leaders demand permanent memorial for Black WWII soldiers after plaques removed
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (263+ words) 174 of the 8,200 U.S. soldiers who are buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery are Black. Nearly one million African American soldiers fought in Europe during World War II. Now, plaques at a memorial site honoring the sacrifice of African American soldiers in the…...
George E. Hardy, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100 years old
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (354+ words) George Hardy was the youngest member of the Tuskegee Airmen, flying his first combat mission over Europe at only 19 years old. Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died at age 100. Hardy was the youngest…...
Anna Mae Robertson from the trailblazing Six Triple Eight dies at 101 years old
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (452+ words) Anna Mae Robertson, 101, was one of the last surviving members of the "Six Triple Eight," an all Black, all-female WWII battalion. Anna Mae Robertson, a trailblazing World War II veteran and one of the last surviving members of the historic…...
Obama signs bill awarding 1963 Birmingham bombing victims Congressional Gold Medal
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (408+ words) President Barack Obama is set to sign a bill Friday that awards the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to the four African-American girls killed in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. The children were murdered when a bomb planted by white supremacists exploded…...
'4 Little Girls' from deadly 1963 Birmingham bombing may receive Congressional Gold Medals
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) By a 420-0 vote, the House on Wednesday passed a measure that posthumously would award the Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair. The girls were killed when a bomb planted by white supremacists…...
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (700+ words) He went on to become the first Black jet fighter pilot in Korean airspace during the Korean War, and a decorated one after 126 missions. He went on to become the first Black jet fighter pilot in Korean airspace during the…...
'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (765+ words) Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday, the attack that shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965. Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line…...