Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day: A Salute to Lt. Colonel Charity Adams & the Women of “The Six Triple Eight”

November 11, 2020

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When Veterans Day falls on a Wednesday, the Wednesday after we “officially” elected this country’s FIRST Black woman (v)President, I would be remiss to not kill two birds with one stone dedicate this #WCW/Veterans Day post to Charity Adams and the women of the 6888th Postal Service Battalion….the only ALL…

Happy Veterans Day: The American Negro in the World War

November 11, 2019

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In 1919, Emmett Jay Scott, a journalist, founding newspaper editor, government official, educator, and author published “Scott’s Official History of the American Negro in the World War”. “Scott’s official history of the American Negro in the World War is a complete and authentic narration, from official sources, of the participation…