The Voice of the Black Community
Black History
| WWII VE Day75 Tribute: The Silent Six Triple Eight |
| Monday, May 25, 2020 |
| May 8 marked the 75th anniversary of World War II’s Allied victory in Europe. Despite a nation segregated by race and gender, approximately 1.2 million African Americans served in the military within the United States, Europe and the Pacific by 1945. More than 6,000 black women also served at home and overseas as nurses and in the Women’s Army |
| The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital' |
| Monday, May 18, 2020 |
| COVID-19 has hit the United States harder than any other health crisis ever before, and it has become impossible to ignore the fact that the African-American community has been particularly vulnerable. The disparity between the medical treatment that this community receives, as opposed to others, has never been more evident than it has been during this time |
