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  • Chicago District Celebrates Black History Month with "Who Am I?" Monologue Event

    Chicago District employees came out to celebrate Black History Month with a unique event. Members of the district prepared monologues of great contributors to our nation's history and allowed other members of the event to guess who they were. The event highlighted the contributions and importance of those we celebrate especially during this important time.

  • Retired Army Brigadier General Gordon-Bray highlights “Love of Liberty” documentary and the story of Black Patriots during Charleston District’s Black History Month presentation

    One decision. One action. Equaled change. One never knows how decisive one decision you make; one action you take, can make a transformational impact on the world. When four young African American men walked into a diner in Greensboro, North Carolina February 1, 1960, it was a lunch order heard around the world. Setting this moment up, however, were years of inspirational changes being made by Black patriots who fought for a new country throughout the many battles in American history. According to Army retired Brigadier General Arnold Gordon-Bray, these men were fighting for love of liberty.

  • Black History Month spotlight: Ernest Burford

    NAD team member Ernest Burford is the focus of this Black History Month spotlight.

  • Army Corps of Engineers employee thinks big by patenting petite wagon creation

    As she walked into the manufacturing warehouse to check up on her invention, Michelle Baldridge entered a place that resembled more of a wonderland from various worlds than a sterile lab where robotic arms might assemble pieces of new technology in secret.

  • BHM panel discussions create meaningful conversations

    The Galveston District celebrated Black History Month with a series of weekly panel discussions throughout the month of February 2022.

  • LRD Hosts Black History Month Book Club

    Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division meet virtually to discuss the works of two important leaders in the black community to commemorate Black History Month.

  • A Reflection at Lake Erie & the Niagara River – Black History Month 2022

    On January 31, I had the honor of taking part in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District’s seawall project at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park. The USACE team did an outstanding job delivering a quality structure, which will not only protect critical infrastructure at the Col. Ward Pumping Station, but also serve to protect the development of the park around it. In a sense, the project is protecting both the history and the future of Buffalo’s waterfront. As I walked the project site and viewed the sunset that day, I was struck by a sculpture I had seen on several previous visits – local artist Nancy Gabriel’s “One More River to Cross.” It depicts the Underground Railroad, showing one human figure helping another ascend an arch rising from the ground.

  • Sam Tucker: A 1927 Mississippi River Flood Hero

    The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 has its related stories of heroism. Sam Tucker was one of those heroes, but his story of bravery went left untold for many years. While he became a contemporary hero among his fellow Blacks, his acts were never made public until 1972, when a history book author began picking up bits and pieces of it. Tucker, now retired from the Memphis District, had been working on the levee just above Laconia Circle. On the evening of April 21, Tucker was the only man willing to risk his life trying to save others. This is his story.

  • Beyond Black History Month - Transatlantic Division looks beyond monthly observances to ensure DE&I becomes business as usual

    With the implementation of an overall approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, commonly referred to as DE&I, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division looks beyond monthly observances to ensure the principles of DE&I become business as usual.

  • BHM speakers highlight value, importance of time

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) held a Black History Month celebration Feb. 26. The event was held virtually and featured two guest speakers: Staff Sgt. Buddy C. Reynolds, a 100-year-old World War II veteran and the Honorable Randall Johnson Jr., a District Judge in Richmond, Va.