After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

Vernon Baker is among the seven Black American troops to receive the Medal of Honor for their actions during WWII. (DOD ... to get into the Quartermaster Corps, but had to settle for the infantry.

Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps ...

Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...