African-Americans in today's US military 7 Articles

by Ka'Stacieon Clark

This past weekend I buried my great-grandmother who would have lived to be 85 years old on March 25. And while in my hometown I got a chance to visit my grandfather who served in the U.S. Army during WWI. Looking at the ...read more

by Mona Gallagher

The US Military today offers a great range of professional growth and promotional opportunities for African-Americans in all branches of the military. However, it presents a stark portrait of the changes that have taken pl...read more

by Anjela Dandridge

Although the relationship between African Americans and the U.S. military began in the 1700s, more than 58 percent of young blacks have decided not to enlist since 2000. What factors have caused this decline? The main reas...read more

by Morgan Johnson

African American Servicemen are the core and vanguard of today's military. Blacks have never been more than 13% of the population as a whole but have always served in disproportionate numbers. African Americans: - Are nea...read more

by Thomas Baskin

Yes, I have been there and done that. I was a part of our nations all volunteer service from 1993-1997 and while that may not seem like a long time, it was long enough for me to base the the rest of my life off of. Let us ...read more

by Cherryl Floyd-Miller

For many decades, a young African-American man who had just turned 18 had another viable choice besides college or an entry-level job: He could enlist in a branch of the U.S. military. This was a respectable path in the...read more

by Natasha Yanez

African-Americans in today;s US Military; What a title for someone to think of. Can you imagine thinking of such things? such things that, continue to separate,and distinguish by color, race, or heritage titles. African...read more