Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Honors Colin Powell

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. will honor General Colin Powell this month at the organization’s annual Avoice Heritage celebration. This year’s theme, “Black Veterans on the Front Lines of History,” will honor “the unwavering patriotic resilience, commitment and sacrifices of African Americans to the values of freedom, democracy, and justice from the battlefield to the halls of Congress.” Powell will be joined in the honor by Sergeant Millie Dunn Veasey, a 100-year-old female veteran who served in World War II; Ginger Miller, a military veteran who was once homeless and who founded John 14:2, a nonprofit organization that has a core mission to assist military veterans and their families experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and mental illness; and current Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) veterans. The following CBC members will be honored: Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) [U.S. Army], Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) [Nurse Veteran], Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) [U.S. Army], Bobby Scott (D-VA) [Massachusetts National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve], G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) [U.S. Army], and Anthony Brown (D-MD) [U.S. Army Reserve]. The celebration will take place in DC on February 13th. More here.