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Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, an Air Force veteran and 2015 Howard University honorary degree recipient, speaks during an event at Howard on July 26, 2023, marking the 75th anniversary of the U.S. desegregating its armed forces. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Howard University Commemorates 75th Anniversary of U.S. Military Desegregation

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, integrating America’s Armed forces, and 75 years later, Howard University, a site with a deep history of military service and civil rights activism, recognized this pivotal moment in American history with a panel and symposium.

**FILE** U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Scott Dingle (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational

Dingle to Retire as U.S. Army Surgeon General: Report

by WI Web Staff July 30, 2023July 31, 2023
**FILE** William Henry Johnson (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBlack History

U.S. Army Base in Louisiana Renamed to Honor Black World War I Hero

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
**FILE** A wreath-laying ceremony is held each Memorial Day at the African American Civil War Memorial to honor the service and sacrifices of Black soldiers and sailors who fought for the freedom of four million enslaved people. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational

Honoring Black Americans’ Role in the Inception of Memorial Day

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
person holding an american flag
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: This Memorial Day, Remember the Ancestors Who Started the Commemoration

by WI Editorial Staff May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Fort Lee in Virginia will change its name, which currently commemorates Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, to now honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

Army Removing Confederate Name of Virginia Fort to Honor Black Heroes

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown April 25, 2023April 26, 2023
close up shot of a gold medal on a black surface
Posted inBlack History

Norton, Booker Float Bill to Honor Blacks Who Fought in Civil War

by WI Web Staff February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Double Victory, Always

by WI Editorial Staff November 9, 2022November 10, 2022
**FILE** Lt. Gen. Michael Langley (Official U.S. Marines photo)
Posted inNational

Senate Poised to Confirm Marines’ First Black Four-Star General

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown July 25, 2022July 25, 2022
Posted inObituary

First Black Secretary of Army, Clifford Alexander Jr., Dies at 88

by WI Web Staff July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

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