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The Black Veterans Empowerment Council aims to bring equity to the forefront

Black veterans convened in Washington, D.C. to address the myriad issues they have routinely faced dating back to the end of World War II.

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The Skanner News - Black Veteran Groups Seek Policy Agenda on Racial Inequities

As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his family up for a better life. So two weeks after high school graduation in 1998, at age 18, he joined the U.S. Army.

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Black veterans convene to address government benefit access, culturally-relevant counseling

Advocates say racial inequality in veterans' benefit access stifles or, worse, upends the lives of those who proudly served their country.

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Black veteran groups want policy agenda on racial inequities

A coalition of former and current service members is holding the first-ever conference for Black veterans in the U.S. capital Thursday.

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