Black Veterans Served Their Country With Honor. America Doesn't Act Like It

Black Veterans Served Their Country With Honor. America Doesn't Act Like It

✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for the Black American experience, specifically, we have seen military service sometimes as a way to demonstrate the investment t…

Black Veterans Served Their Country With Honor. Why Doesn’t America Act Like It?

✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for the Black American experience, specifically, we have seen military service sometimes as a way to demonstrate the investment t…