Clarence E. Huntley and Joseph Shambrey, two men of the historic all-Black Tuskegee Airmen military, passed away on January 5, at the same age of 91-years-old. Post World War II, the two were very much attached at the hip and “were friends all the way to the end,” as remembered by Huntley’s nephew, Craig Huntly (yes, that’s […]
The United States Army has finally acknowledged that the term “negro” is outdated. Welcome to 2014, U.S. Army! It seems that the military branch has updated regulations that designated “negro” as an acceptable word to use when referring to Black service members. Originally, CNN reports, the was a section of the “Army Command Policy” stated […]
Most branches of the military are getting with the times and loosening up their standards about what kinds of hairstyles women are allowed to wear. “Army Regulation 670-1” was passed back in early March, and it stated that female soldiers weren’t allowed to wear their hair in “twists, dreadlocks, Afros and braids” during deployment. It […]
First Lt. Dina Elosiebo took the motivational phrase, “reach for the stars,” to all new heights this month after making military history. After completing Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight School at Fort Rucker, Ala. and earning her Army aviator wings, Elosiebo became the first African-American female pilot to graduate from The District of Columbia National Guard. “This […]
