He proved the sky’s the limit for Black airmen
Pioneering Air Force chief Charles Q. Brown is a finalist for Texan of the Year
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., is sworn is as Chief of Staff of the Air Force as his wife Sharene Guilford Brown holds a Bible, in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(Alex Brandon / AP)
In a career full of challenges and disadvantages, Charles Q. Brown spent 36 years gaining the hard-earned respect of the men and women of the United States Air Force. And in a year full of strife over injustices based on race, he gave America a moment of clarity.