The History Makers Project of recording and capturing “African Americans Legends and History,” will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary throughout the month of December 2020. The topics and coverage is simply “spectacular,” with a vast array of African-American Topics, which will be presented on their YouTube channel.

NNOA Historian, Roosevelt “Rick” Wright, Jr., Ph.D., Capt., USNR (ret), will appear, representing NNOA, on December 10, 2020, with members of The History Makers Military Advisory Committee, where the topic will be, “Valor in the face of Racism in the U. S. Military,” featuring General Vincent Brooks, Jr., USA(ret), and hosted by CBS, 60 Minutes, Bill Whitaker.

The 20th anniversary celebration- The HistoryMakers 20@2020: 20 Days and 20 Nights- starts this coming Tuesday, December 1, 2020 and runs through Sunday, December 20, 2020.

NOTE from The HistoryMakers

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LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH EVENT

We have assembled a rock star group of presenters. Everyone who tunes in will learn a great deal. The evenings will give a year by year inside look into the building of The HistoryMakers organization in addition to the streaming of our signature An Evening With…programs. Click on the following link to learn more: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/20at2020-events

REMAIN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RACIAL AND GENDER PROGRESS
By Captain Jason Birch, U.S. Navy

Conversations about race are unnatural to many in special operations, but the flood of protests following George Floyd’s 25 May death in Minneapolis has sparked an uncomfortable discourse for many in our nation. Racist and sexist comments made in June by a U.S. Naval Academy graduate—a retired Navy captain—exposed how  important these conversations are for the Navy. His long-hidden sentiments struck a nerve with me, along with many in our proud Naval Academy alumni community.  These views held by a community leader call into question whether there is an undercurrent of sexism—or particularly racism—within the Navy and within the special operations community, of which I am a member.

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At age 15, Milton Troy III got a taste of his future. It happened under the hood of his first car, a gift from his dad — a $100 Mercury Bobcat, white with a baby-blue interior.

“It was the ugliest car I ever saw,” Troy remembers. “It had a hole in the floor, and the door never closed right. It wouldn’t go 20 miles without overheating, so I always had to carry water and anti-freeze. Once on a date, I had to stop a couple of times driving to the movie theater.”

Troy’s father wisely understood that a needy Bobcat would give his son some basic training in planning and preparation.

The lesson served Troy well.

Today, he’s in charge of all support-related training for the U.S. Navy.