making it the most respected institution in the country. he was the youngest chairman in the history of the joint chiefs. the first black chairman. the first black national security adviser. the first black secretary of state. his life was one of firsts. when we think about colin powell s life, it s worth pondering where did such a man as this come from? and the answer is from jamaica. his parents were jamaican immigrants who settled in the south bronx so when we have debates about immigration, his mother was a seamstress. his father was a clerk. this is a country that can produce greatness from seamstresses and clerks. and so this man s life, which
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003
Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained when he went before the U.N. and made faulty claims to
Legislature OKs Juneteenth state holiday starting in 2022 June 02 2021
Senator says sense of hope keeps the community going as he shows family photos that tell Black history.
Gov. Kate Brown is the final stop for a bill making it a state holiday for a proclamation to the end of slavery in the United States.
The Oregon House repassed House Bill 2168 by a 58-0 vote on Wednesday, June 2, the day after the Senate passed the amended version. It will become Oregon s 10th official state holiday, although not until 2022.
Most states have given June 19 official recognition, but only four have made it a legal holiday.