One of Navy s first Black four-star admirals says military has work to do on diversity
Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post
Feb. 16, 2021
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Retired Adm. Cecil Haney served as commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Strategic Command, where he oversaw nuclear weapons.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson
The young midshipman heard the question but kept walking as he neared a group of White students at the Naval Academy. You know, the only reason you re here is the quota system, right? one of them said.
Cecil Haney, a Black student from a Black neighborhood in the District of Columbia, did not respond. His family had warned him that he could face racism at the academy, and more than 40 years later, he remembers the remark clearly.
2021 Awards Season Calendar: Voting, Nominations and Ceremonies Leading to the Oscars
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All awards and nominations lead to the coveted Academy Awards ceremony. As the industry’s leader in awards analysis, predictions and the entertainment business, you can find the key upcoming dates for this year’s awards season.
All critical dates are in bold. Oscar nominations will be announced on March 15, 2021, with voting set to take place for six days beginning on March 5. The 93rd annual Academy Awards (The Oscars) are scheduled to air live on ABC on Sunday, April 25, from multiple locations, including the Dolby Theatre.
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales and Airbus a contract for the new joint tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system to upgrade the French forces critical signals monitoring, direction finding and spectrum analysis capabilities. Published by TravelNewsAsia.com on 15 February 2021.
'Wizard of Oz' Remake in the Works at New Line With Director Nicole Kassell lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
George Shultz, counsel and Cabinet member for two Republican presidents, dies at 100
Michael Abramowitz and David E. Hoffman, The Washington Post
Feb. 7, 2021
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Edward Miller, right, is sworn in as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board by Justice Byron White as Secretary of Labor George Shultz and his wife, Anne Harmon Miller, look on in June 1970.Washington Post photo by Harry Naltchayan
On Sunday, Oct. 12, 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had reached a climactic moment in their summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Gorbachev proposed sweeping reductions in nuclear weapons if Reagan would constrain his missile defense plan, but Reagan balked.