JANUARY 21, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: MARITZA FERNANDEZ In July 1998, Erroll Mingo Brown became the first African American Admiral in the United States Coast Guard in its 207-year history.  Brown was born in Ocklawaha, Florida. He grew up in St. Petersburg and although he had planned to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, his interest in engineering and the benefits of the U.S. […]

Admiral Erroll Mingo Brown