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Netherlands, World War II, WW2, Black soldiers,
November 10, 2025
After news broke of two plaques honoring African American soldiers efforts in Netherlands during WW2 were removed, lawmakers want them…
May 20, 2022
A soldier and his sister have gone viral after he returned from a deployment to surprise his sibling at her…
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February 23, 2022
On Tuesday, 19 Black soldiers were honored with a marker noting their participation in what is now known as the…
September 12, 2021
The all-Black U.S. Army cavalry known as the Buffalo Soldiers were permanently memorialized on West Point grounds with a bronze…
theGRIO.com
September 3, 2021
The soldiers nicknamed The Harlem Hellfighters will finally receive national recognition after their contributions have gone ignored.
Tashandra Poullard Black Vet thegrio.com
August 23, 2021
In theGrio’s interview with Poullard, she details the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal on women and the United States’ asylum…
U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division E4 Bobby with other soldiers
August 18, 2021
The Taliban may have taken Kabul, but the White Taliban in the U.S. is at war against democracy and coming…
January 6, 2020
A Black Army soldier responds to the questionable social media memes created in response to President Donald Trump’s assassination of…
November 11, 2016
Mental health issues continue to be stigmatized in the black community, and for black soldiers, PTSD is no different.
June 6, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - When Allies hit the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago this week, there were black soldiers, but…
February 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - More than 100 black war veterans will finally be recognized at a site in downtown Cleveland that…
July 9, 2012
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A group that publicizes Kansas history is planning a three-day celebration in Topeka next month to…
June 21, 2012
In celebrating the bicentennial of the War of 1812, many historians have said that remembering the pivotal role African Americans…
October 21, 2010


The Myth of the Black Confederate has found a home primarily in Lost Cause circles, particularly Southern heritage groups like…
May 18, 2010
After the end of the Civil War, thousands of victorious Union soldiers marched through the streets of Washington in a…