"The last thing he said before passing was, 'I should have finished the job of drowning her and burning down the house.'" ...

She has happy memories of a wonderful carefree rural childhood playing in the fields, streams and on the common ...

Well done, Mrs. Leftenant-Colon! The first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps following its desegregation after World War II, Nancy Leftenant-Colon, passed away at 104, VPM reported.

The recent film "The Six Triple Eight" follows a group of African American women in the 6888th Central Postal Directory ...

she was accepted into the Army Reserve. She was one of just 500 Black nurses to serve during World War II, out of a total of 50,000 — a result of government caps that kept thousands more Black ...

Having fun while learning isn’t only for children’s summer camps. The Castle in Marietta held its annual All Ages History ...

Having fun while learning isn’t only for children’s summer camps. The Castle in Marietta held its annual All Ages History ...

A pediatric nurse who worked tenaciously to expand access to health services, Loretta Ford helped to transform the way millions of Americans receive health care.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps when it was desegregated after World War II and the sister of one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen pilots ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, we salute WWII Veteran Loretta Ford. In 1941, Loretta officially became a nurse.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who battled racial discrimination in a barrier-breaking career as a military nurse, serving as the first African American in the regular Army Nurse Corps and later caring ...

Known for quietly breaking barriers during her remarkable military career, Leftenant-Colon enjoyed a legacy of resilience, ...