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West Point commencement, Vice President Kamala Harris, first woman, theGrio.com

Vice President Harris, the first woman to deliver the commencement address at West Point, extols the virtues of a diverse military

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West Point moves to vanquish confederate symbols from campus

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Federal commission finds KKK plaque with hooded figure at West Point building

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Army posthumously promotes Charles Young to become first Black general officer in history

Army senior leaders honored U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young on Friday during a posthumous promotional ceremony held at United States
/ April 30, 2022

All-Black cavalry Buffalo Soldiers honored with West Point monument

A famed unit of Black military history was honored on Friday in what many felt was a tribute long overdue.
/ September 12, 2021
Confederate General Robert E. Lee theGrio.com

SPLC finds 64 new Confederate symbols associated with military

On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center released new data revealing 64 additional confederate symbols associated with the US military.
/ May 27, 2021

Trump appointee to West Point board has a history of spreading conspiracies

Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, President Donald Trump‘s recent nominee to West Point’s advisory board, has been known to spread
/ December 13, 2020

In an historic move, West Point to graduate record number of Black women

Looks like the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s class of 2019 is set to have the highest number of Black female graduates in the academy’s history! According to USA Today, Thursday, West Point spokesperson Frank …
/ May 17, 2019
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West Point gets first Black superintendent in 216-year history

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, a 1983 U.S. Military Academy graduate who has held high-ranking
/ June 30, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

West Point’s top cadet is a Black woman

Cadet Simone Askew is the first Black woman in the 215-year history of West Point to be the top cadet at the military college…
/ August 31, 2017