the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense, oversaw Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. He was an African-American named Colin L. Powell.

A: When war comes and blood is being shed and casualties are being experienced, you really have to start looking for manpower. And by now, it is known that slaves can be soldiers. Free black men ...

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has strongly criticised ... by calling Mr Powell "highly overrated". Mr Powell, the only African American so far to have served as the chairman of the ...

African Americans headed some of the key departments in previous administrations. Colin Powell was the first to head the Department of State, under President George W. Bush, and Eric Holder was ...

The position of US Secretary of State was occupied by two African Americans from 2001 until 2009, Colin Powell and then Condoleezza Rice. Barrack Obama became the first black President of the USA ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Colin Powell will ... At least twice, addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, he joked about his Yiddish skills. Shamir and Powell shared more than a language ...

The position of US Secretary of State was occupied by two African Americans from 2001 until 2009, Colin Powell and then Condoleezza Rice. Barrack Obama became the first black President of the USA ...