Strength and stamina: Descendants still learning full scope of WWII veteran’s struggles, triumphs
Millie Dunn Veasey, a WWII veteran and civil rights icon, became a trailblazer as part of the 6888th Battalion. A Netflix ...
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Women discharged from military due to motherhood eligible for compensation under new bill
Eligible veterans include women who gave birth, obtained legal or physical custody of a child or adopted a child during a 10-month period beginning after the date the veteran was separated from ...
Elgin News Digest: Library event to focus on Black women’s activism post-Civil War; Elgin funeral home collecting Valentine’s cards for vets
Elgin pastor, scholar and author Felicia LaBoy will speak about significant Black women during the reconstruction after the ...