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Powhatan Beaty, born a slave on Oct. 8, 1837, at Richmond,

Powhatan Beaty, born a slave on Oct. 8, 1837, at Richmond,

Powhatan Beaty, born a slave on Oct. 8, 1837, at Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia, later moved to Cincinnati and became free. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm in 1... More

1946, US Army Photo, New York harbor

1946, US Army Photo, New York harbor

The men of the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment march in the New York City Victory Parade on January 12, 1946. Maj. Gen. Jim Gavin ensured the “Triple Nickles” not only marched in the parade, but wore the ins... More

Out of history, first African-American Tomb Guard recalls journey

Out of history, first African-American Tomb Guard recalls journey

Spec. Fred Moore, Tomb Sentinel, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), walks his tour in humble reverence at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Moore became the first Africa... More

Maryland National Guard's 229th Transportation Battalion

Maryland National Guard's 229th Transportation Battalion

Maryland National Guard's 229th Transportation Battalion Company B assemble for a unit photo at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., August 1961.

Col. Cory Mendenhall (right), a Bonners Ferry, Idaho,

Col. Cory Mendenhall (right), a Bonners Ferry, Idaho,

Col. Cory Mendenhall (right), a Bonners Ferry, Idaho, native, and commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, presents a coin to retired Lt. Col. Granville Coggs at Hood Army Airfield, Fort ... More

Veteran African American regiment, its band, among those to be honored at Fort Benning

Veteran African American regiment, its band, among those to be honored...

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Soldiers of the all-African American 24th Infantry Regiment and family members in 1941 outside the building here that housed the regiment's post exchange and snack bar. The building, which w... More

Turner G. Blount, one of the first African Americans

Turner G. Blount, one of the first African Americans

Turner G. Blount, one of the first African Americans to serve in the Marine Corps, bows his head in prayer during the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group Black History Month observation at Camp Le... More

Mack McKinney, chief, program resources management at NASA and chairperson for African-American History Month, presents a plaque to Bhetty Waldron at the kick-off ceremony of African-American History Month on Feb. 3 at the NASA Training Auditorium. The award was given in thanks for Waldron’s portrayal of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and Zora Neal Hurston during the ceremony. The theme for this year’s observation is "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century." February is designated each year as a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans to Kennedy Space Center, NASA and the nation KSC00pp0159

Mack McKinney, chief, program resources management at NASA and chairpe...

Mack McKinney, chief, program resources management at NASA and chairperson for African-American History Month, presents a plaque to Bhetty Waldron at the kick-off ceremony of African-American History Month on F... More

Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies for the kick-off of African-American History Month, works with the audience to assist them in the pronunciation of a few token words in native Swahili. The theme for this year’s observation is "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century." February is designated each year as a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans to Kennedy Space Center, NASA and the nation KSC00pp0157

Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies for the kick-off of African-Amer...

Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies for the kick-off of African-American History Month, works with the audience to assist them in the pronunciation of a few token words in native Swahili. The theme for this y... More

Clothed in her traditional African garb, Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies, welcomes the audience on Feb. 3 at the kick-off of African-American History Month. The theme for this year’s observation is "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century." February is designated each year as a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans to Kennedy Space Center, NASA and the nation KSC00pp0158

Clothed in her traditional African garb, Michelle Amos, mistress of ce...

Clothed in her traditional African garb, Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies, welcomes the audience on Feb. 3 at the kick-off of African-American History Month. The theme for this year’s observation is "Herit... More

Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies for the kick-off of African-American History Month, works with the audience to assist them in the pronunciation of a few token words in native Swahili. The theme for this year’s observation is "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century." February is designated each year as a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans to Kennedy Space Center, NASA and the nation KSC-00pp0157

Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies for the kick-off of African-Amer...

Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies for the kick-off of African-American History Month, works with the audience to assist them in the pronunciation of a few token words in native Swahili. The theme for this y... More

Mack McKinney, chief, program resources management at NASA and chairperson for African-American History Month, presents a plaque to Bhetty Waldron at the kick-off ceremony of African-American History Month on Feb. 3 at the NASA Training Auditorium. The award was given in thanks for Waldron’s portrayal of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and Zora Neal Hurston during the ceremony. The theme for this year’s observation is "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century." February is designated each year as a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans to Kennedy Space Center, NASA and the nation KSC-00pp0159

Mack McKinney, chief, program resources management at NASA and chairpe...

Mack McKinney, chief, program resources management at NASA and chairperson for African-American History Month, presents a plaque to Bhetty Waldron at the kick-off ceremony of African-American History Month on F... More

Clothed in her traditional African garb, Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies, welcomes the audience on Feb. 3 at the kick-off of African-American History Month. The theme for this year’s observation is "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century." February is designated each year as a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans to Kennedy Space Center, NASA and the nation KSC-00pp0158

Clothed in her traditional African garb, Michelle Amos, mistress of ce...

Clothed in her traditional African garb, Michelle Amos, mistress of ceremonies, welcomes the audience on Feb. 3 at the kick-off of African-American History Month. The theme for this year’s observation is "Herit... More

U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN., retired, Charles Bolden, Jr. (right) spends time with U.S. Army MASTER SGT. Pagan along with other soldiers of the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) during African American history month. GEN. Bolden's many accomplishments include being the first African American Marine to serve as a Space Shuttle pilot and commander for NASA, he flew four missions aboard the space shuttles Columbia, Discovery and Atlantis. He also assisted in deploying the Hubble Space Telescope and was a U.S. Navy aviator with more than 100 combat missions in South Asia. General Bolden also served as Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen at the U. S. Naval Academy. (U.S. Army PHOTO by Chris...

U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN., retired, Charles Bolden, Jr. (right) spen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN., retired, Charles Bolden, Jr. (right) spends time with U.S. Army MASTER SGT. Pagan along with other ... More

The Multicultural Gospel Choir performs for guests

The Multicultural Gospel Choir performs for guests

The Multicultural Gospel Choir performs for guests at the Sandy Basin Community Center during the African-American History Month Celebration at Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 1.

Admiral speaks during a National African-American History Month observance

Admiral speaks during a National African-American History Month observ...

Rear Adm. Julius S. Caesar, vice director of Joint Concept Development and Experimentation for U.S. Joint Forces Command, speaks during an observance of National African-American History Month at the Office of ... More

Sgt. Paul Sowu, automated logistics specialist assigned

Sgt. Paul Sowu, automated logistics specialist assigned

Sgt. Paul Sowu, automated logistics specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, sings, "What a Wonderful World."

Photo: ‘Ready, Get Set, Go!’ ‘Devil’ Soldiers participate in Buffalo Soldier 5K run

Photo: ‘Ready, Get Set, Go!’ ‘Devil’ Soldiers participate in Buffalo S...

Soldiers of Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, from Fort Riley, Kan., participated in the Buffalo Soldier 5K Run at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Feb. 27. ... More

Ready, Get Set, Go!, US Army Photo

Ready, Get Set, Go!, US Army Photo

Soldiers of Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, from Fort Riley, Kan., participated in the Buffalo Soldier 5K Run at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Feb. 27, ... More

African-American History Month WASHINGTON DC

African-American History Month WASHINGTON DC

WASHINGTON D.C. - Photo of events during an African-American History Month event at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington Feb. 27, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.

African-American History Month WASHINGTON DC

African-American History Month WASHINGTON DC

WASHINGTON D.C. - Photo of events during an African-American History Month event at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington Feb. 27, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.

The legend of Yasuke - A drawing of a man wearing a viking helmet

The legend of Yasuke - A drawing of a man wearing a viking helmet

An artist's illustration of Yasuke, an African slave who traveled with Italian Jesuit missionaries when they arrived in Japan in 1579. Legend has it Yasuke caused such a commotion upon his arrival people came i... More

Capt. Duval Tyson, commander of the Army Reserve’s

Capt. Duval Tyson, commander of the Army Reserve’s

Capt. Duval Tyson, commander of the Army Reserve’s 1st Mobilization Support Group headquartered at Fort Totten, N.Y., interviews with John Wesby, during shooting of a Black History Month video feature for BET J... More

Airmen watch a video presented by the African American

Airmen watch a video presented by the African American

Airmen watch a video presented by the African American Heritage Committee during the Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast at the Yukon Club Jan. 29, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The event paid tribute to K... More

Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing enjoy breakfast buffet

Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing enjoy breakfast buffet

Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing enjoy breakfast buffet at Eagle’s Landing for Black History Month, Feb. 1, 2013. February is Black History Month and has been celebrated widely for many years honoring the achi... More

Team Andrews members select food items during the Black

Team Andrews members select food items during the Black

Team Andrews members select food items during the Black History Month Opening Breakfast at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 1, 2013. The event hosted by the 459th Air Refueling Wing featured guest speaker Dr. Rosc... More

172nd Black History Ceremony

172nd Black History Ceremony

Honorable Harvey Johnson, mayor of the city of Jackson, Miss., shares words of encouragement to members of the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, at the unit's annual Black History Program at T... More

The Temple of Praise Dance Ministry dance at the Joint

The Temple of Praise Dance Ministry dance at the Joint

The Temple of Praise Dance Ministry dance at the Joint Base San Antonio African-American History Month opening ceremony at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Center Feb. 2. The ceremony featured speeches, dances and singi... More

Keynote speaker Lowell Morgan speaks to the district's

Keynote speaker Lowell Morgan speaks to the district's

Keynote speaker Lowell Morgan speaks to the district's work force attending the Black Employment Special Emphasis Program (BEP) Committee's Black History Month kick-off, ceremony at the district conference room... More

Robinson speaks infront of Montfort Point Marines

Robinson speaks infront of Montfort Point Marines

Sgt. Maj. Christopher G. Robinson, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, will be the guest speaker at a special presentation honoring the history of the Montford Point Marines at the base theater Friday at 10 a.m. The even... More

CW4 Phillip Brashear speaks during BHM

CW4 Phillip Brashear speaks during BHM

Army helicopter pilot and the esteemed son of legendary Navy master diver, Master Chief Carl Brashear, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip M. Brashear is presented with an appreciation plaque for serving as keynote... More

Soldiers and civilians gathered at the Camp Casey Warriors

Soldiers and civilians gathered at the Camp Casey Warriors

Soldiers and civilians gathered at the Camp Casey Warriors Club for the 302nd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Black History Music Festival Feb. 8, 2013. Chants... More

Service members and civilians aboard Marine Corps Air

Service members and civilians aboard Marine Corps Air

Service members and civilians aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point watch a video commemorating the Montford Point Marines, the first blacks allowed into the Marine Corps, during a ceremony at the Marine... More

Dancers from the Lula Washington Dance Theater perform

Dancers from the Lula Washington Dance Theater perform

Dancers from the Lula Washington Dance Theater perform for the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (Rear) in observance of Black History Month at West Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 10, 2013.

Master Sgt. William Dawson, 386th Expeditionary Civil

Master Sgt. William Dawson, 386th Expeditionary Civil

Master Sgt. William Dawson, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, explains the concept behind the African American History Month T-Wall Feb. 12, 2013. The 386th African American History Month committe... More

U.S. Army Spc. Chantelle DeSchutter, left, performs

U.S. Army Spc. Chantelle DeSchutter, left, performs

U.S. Army Spc. Chantelle DeSchutter, left, performs a monologue by Langston Hughes, entitled “Mother to Son,” with Spc. Leroy Johnson in the Collocated Club at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., Feb. 12, 2013. Th... More

Prints of Buffalo Soldiers by famed historical artist

Prints of Buffalo Soldiers by famed historical artist

Prints of Buffalo Soldiers by famed historical artist Dale Gallon, hang in the U.S. Army Reserve Command Headquarters at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013. The prints are in commemoration of Black History month. ... More

Fort Detrick celebrates Black History Month

Fort Detrick celebrates Black History Month

Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin B. Stuart, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Command Sgt. Maj., Brig. Gen. (P) Joseph Caravalho, Jr., commanding general, USAMRMC, Dr. Nicole’ Felton, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob... More

Observance for Black History Month

Observance for Black History Month

Poster designed by Peter Hemmer for the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.

Kevin Briscoe, right, the cub president and Tilden

Kevin Briscoe, right, the cub president and Tilden

Kevin Briscoe, right, the cub president and Tilden Morgan, a guest speaker, both with the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club, Killeen Charter, attend the Black History Month Observance event in Club Hood at Fort ... More

Allenda Jenkins, store manager for Navy Exchange Smokey

Allenda Jenkins, store manager for Navy Exchange Smokey

Allenda Jenkins, store manager for Navy Exchange Smokey Point, sings a song about equal rights and freedom while civilians demonstrate a simulated equal rights march in the background during a Black History Mon... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John W. Scott delivers

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John W. Scott delivers

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John W. Scott delivers remarks during a Black History Month celebration aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Feb. 17, 2013, in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibi... More

Paintings are displayed at the Black History Month

Paintings are displayed at the Black History Month

Paintings are displayed at the Black History Month luncheon at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 19, 2013. The luncheon honored Black History Month and historical figures in history who contributed to equal righ... More

Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert D. Reid, a Montford

Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert D. Reid, a Montford

Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert D. Reid, a Montford Point Marine, speaks to sailors, Marines and guests during a Black History Month observance at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass C... More

Vice Adm. Michelle Howard, deputy commander of U.S.

Vice Adm. Michelle Howard, deputy commander of U.S.

Vice Adm. Michelle Howard, deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Rear Adm. Jeffrey Penfield, commander of Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR), share a laugh during COMOPTEVFOR's Bla... More

Joseph A. Slash, president and CEO of the Indianapolis

Joseph A. Slash, president and CEO of the Indianapolis

Joseph A. Slash, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Urban League, speaks at the Indiana National Guard’s Black History Month program at the 38th Infantry Division Armory in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 20, ... More

A group from the African country of Ghana watches a

A group from the African country of Ghana watches a

A group from the African country of Ghana watches a Black History Month celebration at the Cannon and Castle Grill, a dining facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 21, 2013. The celebration included poetry,... More

Tony Benton, a co-producer with DC Productions

Tony Benton, a co-producer with DC Productions

Tony Benton, a co-producer with DC Productions International, speaks to Soldiers and guests during the Cannon and Castle Grill black history month celebration hosted by 17th Fires Brigade and 555th Engineer Br... More

A poster commemorating Black History Month is displayed

A poster commemorating Black History Month is displayed

A poster commemorating Black History Month is displayed on an easel at the entrance to the 210th Fires Brigade dining facility at Camp Casey in Gyeonggi province, South Korea, Feb. 21, 2013. (U.S. Army photo b... More

The Vicenza military community celebrated Black History

The Vicenza military community celebrated Black History

The Vicenza military community celebrated Black History Month Feb. 21 with a "Freedom and Equality March," guest speaker Col. Jonathan Johnson, dancing, music, poetry and food sampling.

An Ida B. Wells plate sits on a table as a centerpiece

An Ida B. Wells plate sits on a table as a centerpiece

An Ida B. Wells plate sits on a table as a centerpiece during the 49th Wing African-American/Black History Month Luncheon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 22. Wells was a journalist and activist who wrote... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff W. Mathis III, commander,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff W. Mathis III, commander,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff W. Mathis III, commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support, greets Ezra Hill upon his visit to participate in a Black History Month celebration held Feb. 22, 2013. Hill is a retired U.S. ... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff W. Mathis III, commander,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff W. Mathis III, commander,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff W. Mathis III, commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support, greets Ezra Hill upon his visit to participate in a Black History Month celebration held Feb. 22, 2013. Hill is a retired U.S. ... More

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), educates fifth graders Feb. 22 at Liberty Elem... More

U.S. Army Spc. Destinee Hudson, an information management

U.S. Army Spc. Destinee Hudson, an information management

U.S. Army Spc. Destinee Hudson, an information management officer, sings the National Anthem to Service members during the Black History Month Observance at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2013. Hudson... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Leo Scott, the human

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Leo Scott, the human

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Leo Scott, the human resources technician for the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, participates in the Black History Month Observance at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2013. (U... More

The Defense Contract Management Agency Equal Employment

The Defense Contract Management Agency Equal Employment

The Defense Contract Management Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Office hosted a mini art exhibit at headquarters to commemorate African-American History Month. The photo shows artwork displayed on the left ... More

A mannequin of a Buffalo Soldier was one of the center

A mannequin of a Buffalo Soldier was one of the center

A mannequin of a Buffalo Soldier was one of the center pieces for a presentation given by officers and soldiers from 6th “Saber” Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fo... More

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Faith Elbert

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Faith Elbert

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Faith Elbert sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during Naval Station Mayport Black History Month celebration Feb. 26 at the base chapel Feb. 26. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ... More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen W. Rochon, retired, speaks

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen W. Rochon, retired, speaks

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen W. Rochon, retired, speaks to Coast Guard members about the significance of African-American contributions to the Coast Guard, Feb. 26, 2013, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. Rocho... More

CMC honors 3rd MAW sergeant for coordinating first NCO-led morning colors ceremony

CMC honors 3rd MAW sergeant for coordinating first NCO-led morning col...

Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Sgt. Rousseau Saintilfort, the awards noncommissioned officer in charge, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Brookly... More

Hodges Anthony, U.S. Army Central, Deputy Chief of

Hodges Anthony, U.S. Army Central, Deputy Chief of

Hodges Anthony, U.S. Army Central, Deputy Chief of Staff, gives closing remarks during the African-American history month observance on Feb 3 at Patton Hall. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Taikeila Chancey USARCENT Public Affairs)

Master Sgt. Michelle Adams, 436th Medical Operations

Master Sgt. Michelle Adams, 436th Medical Operations

Master Sgt. Michelle Adams, 436th Medical Operations Squadron, prepares a judges sampling plate during the African American Heritage Committee Soul Food Cook-off Feb. 5, 2014, at the Base Chapel on Dover Air Fo... More

World War II medals presented to Tennessee soldier after 71-year delay

World War II medals presented to Tennessee soldier after 71-year delay

Pfc. Henry R. Shaw is presented with the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Service Stars and the World War II Victory Medal for his military service after a 71-year delay in obtaini... More

African-American History Month, Washington State

African-American History Month, Washington State

Ozell Jackson Jr., a retired U.S. Navy veteran, speaks to Sailors during an African-American History Month celebration in the Grand Vista Ballroom at Naval Station Everett (NSE) in Everett, Wash., Feb. 13, 2014... More

Sailors celebrate African-American History Month

Sailors celebrate African-American History Month

Lt. Cmdr. Jason Butler, originally from St. Louis, Mo., who serves as Commander, Task Force 72 maintenance officer, provides the keynote speech for an African-American History Month Celebration, Feb. 13, 2014 T... More

Why there is no one ‘most important’ African-American in our history

Why there is no one ‘most important’ African-American in our history

Sgt. Stephanie Woodson is a public affairs noncomissioned officer with the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, at Fort Benning, Ga. She hails from Chicago.

Master Sergeant Adner Batts Jr. (retired) (far left),

Master Sergeant Adner Batts Jr. (retired) (far left),

Master Sergeant Adner Batts Jr. (retired) (far left), Master Sergeant Turner Blount (retired) (center), Norman Preston (retired) (right) and Gunnery Sergeant Francis Hooper (retired) (not pictured) sit in atten... More

Col. Charlie Costanza, the commander of the 3rd Armored

Col. Charlie Costanza, the commander of the 3rd Armored

Col. Charlie Costanza, the commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, introduces Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Green, 3rd ABCT, 3rd ID, command sergeant major, Feb. 20. Green was the g... More

Capt. John Gumbleton, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), delivers remarks on the mess decks during a cake cutting ceremony for African American History Month.

Capt. John Gumbleton, commanding officer of the amphibious assault shi...

ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2014) Capt. John Gumbleton, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), delivers remarks on the mess decks during a cake cutting ceremony for African American Hist... More

U.S. Army soldiers from the 11th Transportation Battalion,

U.S. Army soldiers from the 11th Transportation Battalion,

U.S. Army soldiers from the 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), perform a skit during an African-American History Month observance ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va., Feb. 21, 2... More

Military service members and civilians with the Kandahar

Military service members and civilians with the Kandahar

Military service members and civilians with the Kandahar Gospel Choir join in the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during a Black History Month presentation sponsored by the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainm... More

Cmdr. Christopher Follin, left, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), speaks to the crew during a ceremony to commemorate African-American History Month.

Cmdr. Christopher Follin, left, commanding officer of the guided-missi...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 26, 2014) Cmdr. Christopher Follin, left, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), speaks to the crew during a ceremony to commemorate African-American Hist... More

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and African-American History Month celebration

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and African-American History Month cele...

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Tara McArthur-Milton, the total force manpower director for Joint Region Marianas, shares her experience of maintaining a Navy career during a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and A... More

Cmdr. Tara McArthur-Milton shares her experience of maintaining a Navy career during a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and African-American History Month.

Cmdr. Tara McArthur-Milton shares her experience of maintaining a Navy...

ASAN, Guam (Feb. 27, 2014) Cmdr. Tara McArthur-Milton, total force manpower director for Joint Region Marianas, shares her experience of maintaining a Navy career during a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King ... More

U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Ruth, commanding officer of

U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Ruth, commanding officer of

U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Ruth, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), delivers remarks during an African-American History Month event aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in E... More

NIOC Md. celebrates African American History Month

NIOC Md. celebrates African American History Month

Vice Adm. (retired) Melvin Williams Jr. delivers the keynote address during the Navy Information Operations Command Maryland’s African American History Month ceremony held at Fort George G. Meade’s McGill Train... More

Contestants fight for a rebound during the 86th Airlift

Contestants fight for a rebound during the 86th Airlift

Contestants fight for a rebound during the 86th Airlift Wing African-American History Month Committee’s 21-point Co-Ed Basketball Competition at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 14, 2015. This was the first yea... More

HS3 Qarina Moss - U.S. Coast guard photo

HS3 Qarina Moss - U.S. Coast guard photo

Petty Officer 3rd Class Qarina Moss, a health services technician, poses for a photo at the health clinic located at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2015. Health service technicians provide medical care for perso... More

Six 3rd Sustainment Brigade Soldiers participate in

Six 3rd Sustainment Brigade Soldiers participate in

Six 3rd Sustainment Brigade Soldiers participate in the celebration of Black History Month Observance hosted by 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 28. These six Soldiers educated th... More

160228-N-KB426-008EASTERN COAST OKINAWA (Feb. 28, 2016)

160228-N-KB426-008EASTERN COAST OKINAWA (Feb. 28, 2016)

160228-N-KB426-008EASTERN COAST OKINAWA (Feb. 28, 2016) – Cmdr. Gary A. Harrington II, commanding officer of amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), speaks to Sailors and Marines assigned to the 3... More

Black History Month, Inherit Their Legacy

Black History Month, Inherit Their Legacy

This photo illustration was created to serve as a visual reminder for members of the Air Force that it is Black History Month. As the men and women of the Air Force celebrate Black History Month for the 40th ye... More

Tech. Sgt. Katie White, 106th Rescue Wing Recruiter,

Tech. Sgt. Katie White, 106th Rescue Wing Recruiter,

Tech. Sgt. Katie White, 106th Rescue Wing Recruiter, sings the national anthem at the African American History Month Celebration, Feb. 6, 2016. The purpose of the National African American History Month Celebra... More

Eva Abrams, a performance artist, takes the audience

Eva Abrams, a performance artist, takes the audience

Eva Abrams, a performance artist, takes the audience through African-American history during African-American/Black History Month Observance at McChord Theater on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 11, 2016.... More

Gilmore speaks at APG during African American/Black History Month

Gilmore speaks at APG during African American/Black History Month

Charles L. Gilmore, the APG Equal Employment Opportunity Representative, and retired Army veteran was the guest speaker for the Aberdeen Proving Ground African American/Black History Month observance, hosted by... More

160217-N-UP569-023 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan

160217-N-UP569-023 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan

160217-N-UP569-023 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Feb. 17, 2016) – Lt. j.g. Shaun Stanley speaks at a Black History Month ceremony held at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atusgi’s Trilogy Ballroom. NAF Atusgi’s div... More

160219-N-HX806-065 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 19, 2016) USS Carl

160219-N-HX806-065 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 19, 2016) USS Carl

160219-N-HX806-065 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 19, 2016) USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) commanding officer Capt. Karl Thomas, left, and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Kristina Curry serve cake to Sailors during a Black History Mo... More

An Airman performs a cake cutting ceremony during a

An Airman performs a cake cutting ceremony during a

An Airman performs a cake cutting ceremony during a luncheon at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 24, 2016. The ceremony honored the accomplishments of African Americans for Black History Month and had more ... More

A U.S. Navy chaplain gives the invocation for the

A U.S. Navy chaplain gives the invocation for the

A U.S. Navy chaplain gives the invocation for the African-American History Month round-table held aboard Camp Johnson, N.C., Feb. 24, 2016. U.S. Marines and civilians gathered on a Montford Point historical sit... More

U.S. Marines and guests from Marine Corps Combat Service

U.S. Marines and guests from Marine Corps Combat Service

U.S. Marines and guests from Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools bow their heads for the invocation during the African-American History Month round-table held aboard Camp Johnson, N.C., Feb. 24, 2016. U... More

160224-N-YD641-049 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 24, 2016)

160224-N-YD641-049 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 24, 2016)

160224-N-YD641-049 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 24, 2016) Senior Chief Aerographer's Mate James Green, operations department meteorology division leading chief petty officer, addresses the crew during an African-Ameri... More

Cpl. Ulita Knight (right), Sgt. Abraham Henery (center)

Cpl. Ulita Knight (right), Sgt. Abraham Henery (center)

Cpl. Ulita Knight (right), Sgt. Abraham Henery (center) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Darlene Pittman (left) sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at the U.S. Army Central National Black History Month observance, Feb... More

Julia Mn, the choral director for the Voices of Victory

Julia Mn, the choral director for the Voices of Victory

Julia Mn, the choral director for the Voices of Victory choir cheers as the U.S. and Belgian children in the audience dance to old spirituals at the Gospel Explosion concert in Mons, Belgium, Feb. 26, 2016. Go... More

Portrait Category:  Gospel Singer

Portrait Category: Gospel Singer

Tracy Naveau, a member of the Voices of Victory choir sings traditional gospel music during a nondenominational event to inspire fellowship between the members of the U.S. military and local communities in Mons... More

Pictorial Category:  Choirmaster

Pictorial Category: Choirmaster

Julia Mn, the choral director for the Voices of Victory opens the Gospel Explosion concert with a blast of nondenominational praise music in Mons, Belgium, Feb. 26, 2016. This nondenominational event was meant... More

Officers of the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose

Officers of the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose

Officers of the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose for a photo while at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2016) -- Command Master Chief

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2016) -- Command Master Chief

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2016) -- Command Master Chief Warren Britten gives opening remarks to the crew for the African American History Month talent show aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawre... More

Members of Team Kadena attend an African-American History

Members of Team Kadena attend an African-American History

Members of Team Kadena attend an African-American History Month Luncheon at the Officer's Club Feb. 29, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Approximately 150 people attended the luncheon to celebrate AAHM. The lun... More

African-American Heritage Month observance

African-American Heritage Month observance

160229-N-FI568-030 NORFOLK (Feb. 29, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Malik Robinson recites Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during an African-American Heritage Month observan... More

Senior Airman Martin Githui, 81st Contracting Squadron

Senior Airman Martin Githui, 81st Contracting Squadron

Senior Airman Martin Githui, 81st Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, writes a poem about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Wall Studio Feb. 8, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Githui, a native of N... More

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