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The White House released the president's Memorial Day proclamation, which included a prayer for peace.
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Gil Scott-Heron might not have been a journalist, but the poet and musician was sure enough a social commentator who could "make it sing."
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Despite strides made in previous decades, African Americans are a tiny fraction of military brass. Former Army Secretary Clifford Alexander explains why.
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It was 1865, and many of the organizers were recently freed slaves.
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This holiday weekend Vox Africanus honors the men and women who've died while in military service.
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