the first Black state senator to represent Long Island in the governing body’s 247-year history. In Albany she will represent ...

One of most important figures in our nation’s culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding ...

Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has passed ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died ...

Known for quietly breaking barriers during her remarkable military career, Leftenant-Colon enjoyed a legacy of resilience, excellence, and service.

A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend.

In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.

But then she made it whenever and wherever possible for someone else to follow behind.” Suffolk County Legislator Jason Richberg, who presented Leftenant-Colon with a proclamation in 2022, recalled ...

She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers ...

You’ve probably heard of “colorectal cancer,” but colon cancer and rectal cancer aren’t the same. If you or someone you’re close to has it, you’ll want to know what they have in common ...

Two things were clear for retired Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon as a girl — she wanted to offer comfort as a nurse, and she wanted to proudly serve her country — despite obstacles that made both ...