Each day, as we have learned, brings new information about another first for Black Americans. It is something that may go on ...
She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers ...
One of most important figures in our nation’s culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding ...
Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has passed ...
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 ...
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died ...
Known for quietly breaking barriers during her remarkable military career, Leftenant-Colon enjoyed a legacy of resilience, excellence, and service.
A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend.
She was 104, and a native of Goose Creek, South Carolina. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and ...
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