by Ethan Miller | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
The RISE ABOVE TRAVELING EXHIBIT The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit is a 53’ mobile movie theater featuring two compelling original short RISE ABOVE films that tell the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP. The Exhibit Trailer’s first location will...
by Ethan Miller | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Established in 1942, the Montford Point Marines, an all-Black, North Carolina-based unit, became this country’s first Black marines. Until then, Black men were not allowed to join the Corps. James Willis, a Montford Pointer, called those men the “best and...
by Amaka Eze | Aug 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
In June 2019, Captain Lexia Littlejohn took command of Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, an area encompassing 570 miles of inland shoreline. Previously, she’d been Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Sector Key West. Supervising 350 active-duty personnel and about 1,000...
by Amaka Eze | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The soon-to-be-constructed African American Veterans Monument, located at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, has received a $50,000 donation from the Carl & Carol Montante Charitable Fund. The donation will be used for the long-term maintenance...
by Amaka Eze | Mar 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Around 850 Black women served in England and France in the U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, commanded by Major Charity Adams. The “Six Triple Eight” redirected mail to U.S. troops, a crucial contribution to troop morale. After the D-Day invasion,...
by Amaka Eze | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Plans to build an African American Veterans Monument at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park have been in the works for months now. On Thursday, organizers of the monument received a big donation to help make that dream become a reality. $50,000...
