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AUGUST 21, 2015, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: CARLTON MCLELLAN Francis Xavier Taylor is a senior military leader, intelligence and security expert, and American diplomat.  Born in Washington, D.C., on October 22, 1948, Taylor was raised by his mother Virginia Taylor, who worked as an administrator in the Department of the Army. When he later enrolled at the University of Notre Dame in South […]

Brigadier General / Ambassador Francis Xavier Taylor

JANUARY 6, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ROBERT FIKES Russel L. Honoré is a three-star general known for his relief work during Hurricane Katrina. He was born in Lakeland, Louisiana during a hurricane in 1947 to farmers Lloyd Honoré and Eudell St. Armant Honoré.  As one of twelve children, Honoré became the first in his family to attend college when he enrolled at Southern […]

Three-star General Russel L. Honoré

Happy Birthday Clint Eastwood. The legendary actor, director and producer turns 93 today. Born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, California, the acclaimed filmmaker has had a remarkable career winning four Academy Awards and having been nominated a total of eleven times. Movies he has directed have earned a total of 41 Oscar nominations. Eastwood’s […]

Screen Legend Clint Eastwood Turns 93

MARCH 29, 2009, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: MEG ANDERSON Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr., (1932-2015) the first black general in the U.S. Marine Corps, was born in 1932 in Topeka, Kansas. He earned his Bachelor of Science in 1967. He received a master’s in international Affairs in 1973. Both degrees came from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He also attended […]

Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr.

JANUARY 28, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ÉMILE DROUSIE U.S. Army Officer Joe Nathan Ballard was born on March 27, 1942, in Meeker, Louisiana. He grew up in Oakdale, Louisiana and later married former Tessie LaRose with whom he had three children. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1965 and last promoted in 1996 to the rank of Lieutenant General. […]

Lieutenant General Joe Nathan Ballard

MARCH 26, 2014, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: MICHAEL KISSINGER Fred A. Gorden was the first black Commandant of Cadets, the officer in charge of the training, discipline, and physical condition of the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point.  The Commandant of Cadets position is second only to the position of Superintendent of […]

Major General Fred A. Gorden

Remember when people had diaries and got mad when someone read them? Now they put everything online and get mad when people don’t. You can’t cheer stupid but you can sedate it. Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives. That being said, I’m staying home today, […]

Finding the Cure

FEBRUARY 10, 2018BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ZUZANNA WISNIEWSKA Henry Doctor, Jr. was a three-star general who achieved the highest rank among the 13 General Officers who have been commissioned through South Carolina State University’s Bulldog Battalion. South Carolina State’s ROTC program has been a leading producer of officers for the United States Armed Forces, with over 2,000 recruits being commissioned […]

Lieutenant General Henry Doctor, Jr.

JULY 4, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: AUGUST PASSANNANTE Edward Honor, Sr. was a former Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army, former president of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA), and one of the founding members of the ROCKS, Inc. Honor is also a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Honor served for 35 years as a Transportation Corps […]

Lieutenant General in Edward Honor, Sr. (1933-2008)

MAY 6, 2015, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: BERL FRANCIS Jerome Gary Cooper, military, government, and business leader was appointed United States Ambassador to Jamaica by President Bill Clinton in 1994. He was the first African American to occupy the position. Prior to his appointment, he had a distinguished military career. From 1958 to 1970 he was an active-duty officer and became the first African […]

J. Gary Cooper, U.S. States Ambassador to Jamaica