The Tuskegee Airmen: Fighting Racism at 15,000 Feet
A Bold Experiment in a Divided Nation In 1941, as war threatened Europe and the Pacific, the U.S. military — under pressure from civil rights... Read More
Ronald Bunn
Publisher/Editor
Josephine Baker: Entertainer, Spy, and Civil Rights Icon
While much of the world knew Josephine Baker as a captivating performer, few realized that behind the stage lights and rhinestones, she was also a... Read More
Benjamin O. Davis Jr.: The General Who Led the Tuskegee Airmen
The son of the first Black general, General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.: The Tuskegee Airmen’s Legendary Commander carved his own path as the leader of... Read More
Dorie Miller: African-American Hero of Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, as Japanese bombs tore through the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Doris “Dorie” Miller, a Black mess attendant aboard the USS West... Read More
Sgt. Henry Johnson: The One-Man Army of WWI
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Sgt. Henry Johnson wasn’t just a soldier. He was a man who stood when everything around him said fall back. He fought not only for... Read More
The Harlem Hellfighters: WWI’s Forgotten Black Warriors
They were told they didn’t belong in uniform—but they marched through France as heroes, fought in the trenches longer than any American regiment, and came... Read More
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.: The U.S. Army’s First Black General
A quiet warrior. A historic first. In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black general in the U.S. Army. With quiet dignity and... Read More
Robert Smalls: From Enslaved Pilot to Civil War Hero and Congressman
In the coastal port of Beaufort, South Carolina, young Robert Smalls was raised in the home of his enslaver. By his teens, he had mastered... Read More