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MARCH 5, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: PETER BESEL Very little is known about Major General Michael Calhoun’s childhood beyond the fact that he was born in 1954. After Graduating from Florida A&M University with a degree in Pharmacy in May 1977, Calhoun enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard in August of that year. Initially he served for six years and then […]

Major General Michael Calhoun

JANUARY 27, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: MARITZA FERNANDEZ In May 2012, Manson K. Brown became the first African American Vice Admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard. Brown was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and graduated from St. Johns College High School in 1974. He enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy immediately after graduation with encouragement from London Steverson, […]

Vice Admiral Manson K. Brown

Nelson Mandela once said; Our world is not divided by race, color, gender, or religion. Our world is divided into wise people and fools. And fools divide themselves by race, color, gender, or religion.

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JULY 4, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: AUSTIN HSU Lieutenant General Short, Jr. was at one point one of the highest-ranking African American officers on active duty in the United States Army.  Short’s responsibilities during his service included managing the communications systems between the White House and various military branches. Short was born in Greenville, North Carolina although the precise date […]

Lieutenant General Alonzo Earl Short, Jr.

JULY 1, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: BRIAN FARTHING Retired Lieutenant. General John D. Hopper was born in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1947. He attended Lyndon McKinley high school in Columbus, Ohio and entered the Air Force Academy in 1965.  In high school, Hopper was an avid high school athlete, involved in basketball and track, but at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he failed to make […]

Retired Lieutenant General John D. Hopper

FEBRUARY 24, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: CHEYENNE FOREMAN Lieutenant General James Reginald Hall, Jr. was born in Anniston, Alabama in 1937. He pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, studying political science. James also pursued a second degree in public administration, from Shippensburg College in Pennsylvania. Following graduation in 1957, Hall joined the United States Army. Hall had basic […]

Lieutenant General James Reginald Hall, Jr.

JANUARY 14, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: DWAYNE MACK David Satcher, physician, educator, and administrator, was born in Anniston, Alabama, on March 2, 1941 to Wilmer and Anne Satcher.   In 1963 Satcher graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.  He earned a M.D. and Ph.D. in cytogenetics from Case Western Reserve University in 1970. In 1979 Satcher became a professor and later chair of […]

Dr. David Satcher (1941- )

OCTOBER 29, 2017, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ROBERT FIKES Darren W. McDew was born in Rantoul, Illinois, on September 29, 1960. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1982 from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. With his officer’s commission, McDew trained as pilot in the 82d Flying Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. He next took combat crew training in the […]

Air Force 4-star General Darren W. McDew

MARCH 25, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ERIKA WEBER Vice Admiral David L. Brewer III is 35-year veteran of the United States Navy and former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District in California. Vice Admiral David L. Brewer III is 35-year veteran of the United States Navy and former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District in California. The retired three-star […]

Vice Admiral David L. Brewer III