During a House floor speech, Rep. Malliotakis honored the Staten Island Black Angels, a group of nurses who provided essential care during the TB epidemic. Their tireless efforts saved countless lives ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegrated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

(US Air Force Historical Support Office via AP) This 1940’s family handout photograph shows retired U.S. Army Nurse Corps Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon, at center. Leftenant-Colon, who was the first ...

Check out Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo's Valentine's deals. The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Who Was the First Black Woman in Army Nurse Corps, Has Died The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died.

At the inauguration, Kamala Harris was seen wearing an all-black outfit, contrasting sharply with future Second Lady Usha Vance's bubblegum pink attire. The inaugural ceremony of the President ...

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died Jan. 8. Here, an American flag is presented to Leftenant-Colon ...

She joined us recently to discuss a selection of experimental histories about Black life—books that instruct us in “how to create something beautiful and sustaining, and not give up on a sense ...