In the lead up to and during World War II the military establishment continued to maintain that African-Americans soldiers were not as capable as their white counterparts and needed more intensive ...

African American soldiers have had a big impact on the Central Coast. Buffalo Soldiers built the Presidio of Monterey, Fort ...

Rosie the Riveters is a term to describe women who took on industrial and government jobs during WWII. Millions of women stepped up to help, including African American women.

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The diary of African American teenager Jessie Greer, of Cincinnati, captured the moment when two “negro contingents,” as the local newspaper put it, came home to Ohio from World War I.

"There was not a lot of recognition of African Americans in World War II. There was not a lot of recognition of women in World War II. And that recognition, the recognition that there should be ...

"A great story, and rarely has a story been told on African Americans in World War II, but this African American unit of all females," he said. Their story is now a Netflix movie starring Kerry ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, one local organization is acknowledging the accomplishments of African American women in ...