Veterans

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Black Civil War veterans honored with new Virginia memorial

Ahead of Veteran’s Day, Culpeper County, Virginia has unveiled a new memorial for Black Civil War veterans. The memorial highlights

Brenda Alexander / November 8, 2021

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Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases

A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers’ graves

Associated Press / May 30, 2021

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Veterans of color push for voting rights, demilitarizing police departments

Veterans of color are pushing for elected officials to move on voting rights and demilitarizing police departments across the country. 

Jessica Floyd / April 13, 2021

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Black veterans group demands the VA to release racial data

Black veterans and advocacy groups have reached out to Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration and Board of Veterans Appeals

Chinekwu Osakwe / February 23, 2021

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Extremists planned Capitol siege, used radio to track lawmakers: FBI

Members of the Oath Keepers, a self-styled militia extremist group are being accused of pre-planning their participation in the Jan.

Matthew Allen / January 23, 2021

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Oldest U.S. WWII Veteran, Lawrence Brooks, turns 111

In the year 1909, William Howard Taft served as President, The NAACP was founded and Lawrence Brooks became the newest

Emeka Dibia / September 12, 2020

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U.S. Army has yet to officially honor murdered Black ROTC student

ROTC student Richard Collins III was stabbed to death by a white supremacist in 2017 and two years later, his

Natasha S. Alford / June 13, 2019