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✍🏾 Closing Reflection of The African-American Valor Series

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 10 May 2025 12:12:37 +0000

ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Valor Series Wrap-Up A Legacy in Uniform The African-American Valor Series began as a tribute — and became a

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🪖 CQ Brown: From Fighter Pilot to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

As a young Air Force pilot, Charles Q. CQ Brown Jr. never imagined he would one day lead the entire U.S. military. Yet in 2023,

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The First to Fall: Crispus Attucks and the Echos of History

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:06:01 +0000

Founding Martyr of African-American Military Valor Prologue to the African-American Valor Series Before the Buffalo Soldiers rode west or the Tuskegee Airmen soared into battle,

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🪖 The Montford Point Marines: Integrating the U.S. Marine Corps

Ronald Bunn — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Before the world knew of the Tuskegee Airmen or the Navy’s integration, another group of African-American warriors was breaking barriers. The Montford Point Marines —

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🪖 Colin Powell: Harlem’s Son Who Led the U.S. Military

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

From the streets of the Bronx and Harlem to the Situation Room at the White House, Colin Powell rose to become one of the most

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🪖 African-Americans in Vietnam: Bravery in a Divided America

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

African-Americans in Vietnam were caught in a dual struggle — fighting for their country abroad while battling discrimination within their own ranks and back home.

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The Tuskegee Airmen: Fighting Racism at 15,000 Feet

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Josephine Baker: Entertainer, Spy, and Civil Rights Icon

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Benjamin O. Davis Jr.: The General Who Led the Tuskegee Airmen

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Dorie Miller: African-American Hero of Pearl Harbor

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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

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The Harlem Hellfighters: WWI’s Forgotten Black Warriors

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Benjamin O. Davis Sr.: The U.S. Army’s First Black General

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Robert Smalls: From Enslaved Pilot to Civil War Hero and Congressman

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Buffalo Soldiers: Pioneers of Black Military Excellence

Ronald Bunn — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:49:00 +0000

Formed in the wake of the Civil War, the Buffalo Soldiers were among the first Black regiments in the U.S. Army. Their legacy—built through fierce

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Harriet Tubman: The Soldier, Spy, and Hero of the Combahee River Raid

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Harriet Tubman, celebrated for leading hundreds to freedom through the Underground Railroad, also made history as a fearless soldier and spy. Her leadership in the

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Lt. Henry O. Flipper: The Fight for Justice in a Military That Erased Him

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:08:04 +0000

Born into slavery but driven by brilliance and discipline, Lt. Henry O. Flipper became the first African American graduate of West Point. His military career

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