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Defense Department takes down, then restores ‘DEI’ webpage honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient

The U.S. Department of Defense removed a webpage dedicated to a decorated Black veteran who served in the Vietnam War, characterizing his Medal of Honor as a “DEI” medal, only to later reinstate the page after online fury. The page in question spotlighted Army Maj. General Charles Calvin Rogers, who received the Presidential Medal of Honor from President Richard Nixon in 1970. According to the 2021 Defense article spotlight, Rogers remains the highest-ranking Black American to receive the prestigious Medal […]

todayMarch 17, 2025 1

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Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the ‘grandmother of Juneteenth’

The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” and the man who contributed to parts of of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Bide at the White House on Friday. They were among 19 people, including current and former elected officials, to be given the highest civilian honor. Known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her decades of work pushing for Juneteenth to become a federal holiday, Opal Lee is a 97-year-old retired […]

todayMay 4, 2024 1