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United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., theGrio.com
September 20, 2023
West Point was accused in a federal lawsuit Tuesday of improperly using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by…
West Point commencement, Vice President Kamala Harris, first woman, theGrio.com
May 27, 2023
"Our military is strongest when it reflects the people of America," the vice president told graduating cadets during commencement address.
KKK plaque
December 23, 2022
A commission created by Congress recommended that multiple historical reminders tied to Confederate officers during the Civil War be removed…
KKK plaque
September 2, 2022
The federal naming commission recently discovered a KKK plaque located at the entrance of a West Point.
Colonel Charles Young
April 30, 2022
The Army honored Colonel Charles Young during a posthumous promotional ceremony held at United States Military Academy West Point.
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…
Confederate General Robert E. Lee theGrio.com
May 27, 2021
The Southern Poverty Law Center has released new data revealing 64 additional confederate symbols associated with the US military.
December 13, 2020
Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, Trump's nominee to West Point's advisory board, has spread conspiracy theories and denigrated refugees.
May 17, 2019
The U.S. Military Academy has seen thousands of women move through its halls, but for the first time, nearly three…
Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams thegrio.com
June 30, 2018
Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams will become the first black officer to command West Point in its 216-year history, officials…
August 31, 2017
Cadet Simone Askew is the first Black woman in the 215-year history of West Point to be the top cadet…
May 27, 2016
On Saturday, 2nd Lt. Alix Schoelcher Idrache experienced a moment he would never forget.  During his commencement ceremony at West Point,
May 11, 2016
On Tuesday, the 16 African-American cadets who stirred controversy when they took a photo together with raised fists were cleared
May 8, 2016
No amount of education, documentaries, op-ed pieces, or books about the history of the symbol or what it means to…
May 5, 2016
A group of 16 black female cadets is being investigated by West Point officials after a picture circulated of the
August 18, 2011
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - The Department of the Army has reinstated a West Point cadet who was involved in…
June 6, 2011
HOUSTON (AP) - A West Point cadet is suing veteran R&B diva Patti LaBelle, saying she ordered her bodyguards to…
May 20, 2011
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama urged more than 1,000 cadets Friday night on the brink of…
February 24, 2011
VIDEO - Michael Davis will be starting the next chapter of his life as he becomes the first African-American in…
May 22, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Obama commended the cadets for serving the country and for setting a standard of service and sacrifice "as…