today in black history

July 01, 2025

General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the first Black to reach the highest rank in the Army, was born in Washington, D.C.

From The Bottom Up: Segment 9

POSTED: March 18, 2009, 11:40 am

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In this segment, we speak with Newark, NJ Councilman Oscar Sydney James.

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