Deep-Rooted Racism, Discrimination Still Permeate US Military
The military’s judicial system has no explicit category for hate crimes, making it difficult to quantify crimes motivated by prejudice.
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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Stephanie Davis holds a U.S. flag in the cargo area of a KC-135 airplane while flying over Pakistan/Afghanistan. For Davis, who grew up poor, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal treatment. But many of her service colleagues, Davis says, saw her only as a Black woman. Or for the white resident colleagues who gave her the call sign of ABW â it was a joke, they insisted â an âangry black woman,â a classic racist trope. (Courtesy Stephanie Davis via AP)
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Robert Watson, a Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University, has written books about first ladies.
Watson says while it’s not an elected position, it s an extra constitutional office.
“She is without statute. She s not even paid, so in that respect, it s wide open,” Watson said. “However, first ladies have had a staff of between 10 and 20. She has a budget. She has office space in the East Wing of the White House and office space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.”
Watson says the first lady’s role comes from three things; public expectation, the historical traditions of the office, and the nature of the marriage to her husband.
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