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Sunday Open Thread: The Great Lena Horne!
In honor of Memorial Day, this week will be all about little known facts of African-Americans in the Military focusing on World War II. Today however, we will begin by celebrating the first...
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Monday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Good Morning POU. This week we honor the men and women who broke barriers, fought through discrimination at home as well as abroad to help this country win World War II – and we will do it without...
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Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II – The Navy B-1 Band
Little known fact: The Navy B-1 Band The military did not train African Americans in Chapel Hill during World War II, but the Navy stationed an all-black band there. Even though the military was...
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Friday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
TGIF POU! Today’s feature is all about The Golden Thirteen. Try to imagine Navy enlisted personnel refusing to salute a Navy officer. Yet, in 1944, a few white enlisted Navy personnel refused to salute...
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Saturday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Good Saturday Morning POU! Hope you’ve enjoyed the series on World War II Black History! Our final post for this series is about the little known facts of African-Americans in the United States...
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Tuesday Evening Thread: On This Day – The Brownsville Affair
(courtesy of PBS & Newsone) The Brownsville Raid of 1906, also known as the “Brownsville Affair,” in Texas resulted in the largest U.S. Army dismissal in the history of the military branch. On the...
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