When my grandfather returned to Mississippi from WWI, he was forced to flee the state by white supremacists who saw his service in France — as a Black man in an unsegregated society — as a threat.

A military dermatologist who spoke to Military.com said Black service members are about 15% of active-duty military but that “66% of shaving waiver holders are Black.” ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commanded the nation’s military academies Friday to stop considering “race, ethnicity, or sex” in their admissions process, the latest blow by the Trump ...

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.