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Tyler Perry to Write, Direct WWII Epic Centered on Black Women
Six Triple Eight focuses on the only all-Black, all-female WWII battalion.
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Buffalo Honors Black Veterans With Historic Monument
It is the first of its kind to celebrate vets, both past and present, for their service in all U.S. wars.
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Lawrence Brooks, Oldest WWII Veteran Dies At 112
Brooks returned home to a Jim Crow era South in , denied his GI Bill benefits.
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Democrat Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Help Black WWII Veterans and Their Families Get Denied GI Bill Benefits
When Black World War II veterans returned home, racism and discrimination stopped them from equal access to financial and social assistance.
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21-Year Military Veteran Who Was Key Witness In Trump’s Impeachment Retiring Due to ‘Campaign of Bullying’
Think about this for a second: a man who doesn’t love America, who dodged the draft because he had sensitive bones (which may or may not have been a lie), has led a campaign of intimidation and retaliation so intense that a U.S. Army veteran is retiring after 21 years of service to his country.…
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Hero Army Veteran Beaten to Death After Saving 2 Young Teens From Brutal Attack
A 62-year-old Army veteran is being honored as a hero after he died saving two teenagers from a brutal attack in Denver. According to CNN, James Farmer Jr. was sleeping in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up and saw a homeless man attacking two teens. And so Farmer did…
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Veteran Denied Chili’s Discount Moves Out of Home Because of Threats
Ernest Walker has moved his family out of their Ovilla, Texas, home because of racially charged threats he’s reportedly received, according to WFAA-TV. This is reportedly not the first time the U.S. Army veteran was disrespected. He received an apology from Chili’s restaurant after getting denied a free meal on Veteran’s Day. According to WFAA,…