Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has died at the age of 104. She passed away earlier this month at a ...
Nancy Bradford Moulton Polivka, 93, of Geneva Illinois, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2025. She was born in Silver Springs, Maryland, to parents Ralph Chandler Moulton and Beatrice Small ...
After years of being barred from a segregated military, she became the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She was later an Air Force officer. By Clay Risen Nancy Leftenant-Colon ...
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. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This late 1940’s photo provided by the US Air Force Historical Support Office shows retired U.S. Army ...
This late 1940's photo provided by the US Air Force Historical Support Office shows retired U.S. Army Nurse Corps Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon. (US Air Force Historical Support Office via AP) ...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) publicly acknowledged that she’s eyeing a 2026 gubernatorial run — potentially setting up the firebrand member of Congress for another statewide run. Mace has long ...
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