Military Sheroes

This week’s Why Are They So Angry? salutes the women of the U.S. Armed Forces who bravely served America since the Revolutionary War. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, share about the Black/African American sheroes past and present who heard the call and served their country despite systemic racism in the ranks including the women of the determined 6888th Battalion who took on the Army’s most dangerous enemy. Want more? take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry Citations 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion | US Army Center of Military History “Historical Overview of Racism in the Military”, https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a488652.pdf Military veterans say racism in the ranks often isn't camouflaged: "It hurt me dearly" Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the US Military Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won These Black Female Heroes Made Sure US WWII Forces Got Their Mail US troops battling racism report high barrier to justice Women Warriors: The ongoing story of integrating and diversifying the American armed forces