Each day, as we have learned, brings new information about another first for Black Americans. It is something that may go on ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

A pediatric nurse who worked tenaciously to expand access to health services, Loretta Ford helped to transform the way millions of Americans receive health care.

She was 104. Her great-niece Gilda Leftenant confirmed the death, in a nursing facility. Mrs. Leftenant-Colon joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in February 1948, several months before President ...

"The last thing he said before passing was, 'I should have finished the job of drowning her and burning down the house.'" ...

The soldier had been planning the surprise for months with the help of his unit and his wife's co-workers at the hospital.

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegrated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

Chandigarh: As the country's elderly population sees rapid growth, Command Hospital, Chandimandir, is stepping up to address ...