Las Cruces native James Flowers trained the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew combat missions in Europe that earned them medals and a ...

As conservatives try to change how history is taught in our schools, here are some Black history facts you should know.

American Civil War quickly showed both sides the costs of war. Each year proved a drain as the human toll became apparent. Thus the creation of the 54th Regiment. By 1863, the Union realized it had a ...

The men who earned the moniker of Harlem Hellfighters represented the African American soldiers ... posthumously won the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military award. The U.S. government ...

“I’m deeply privileged to honor seven American heroes,” Biden said at the White ... Heroes who all deserve our nation’s highest and oldest military recognition, the Medal of Honor.” The award, which ...

Among his comrades were Alvin York, the Tennessee farm boy who won the Medal of Honor for his exploits on the battlefield there and was featured in a Hollywood film; and African American William ...

Others waved American flags. President Carter’s body ... after touching down at Lawson Army Airfield in Georgia. Another military guard, band and 21-gun salute greeted the plane on a cold ...

Some of them went on to become Olympians, as did LaVonna, who competed in the Seoul Games in 1988 and four years later in Barcelona won a silver medal ... awards honor local African American ...

That’s Fort Verde State Historic Park for you, folks – Arizona’s best-kept secret hiding in plain sight. Nestled in the heart ...

“It reminded me of the story ‘Hidden Figures’ because it dealt with little-known history of the contributions of African American women ... “I won a commendation medal and it is my prized military ...

President Barack Obama awards Sgt. Dakota Meyer the Medal of Honor Sept. 15, 2011. Meyer is the first living Marine recipient ...

The U.S. Naval Academy and West Point rejected an advertisement intended for the Army-Navy game last month that featured a Marine whom supporters believe should receive the Medal of Honor ...