African Commander Handsome Thamsanqa Matsane has become the first black officer to assume command of a submarine in Africa. In a ceremony held at Simon’s Town Naval Base in Cape Town, Commander Matsane took over command of the submarine SAS Queen Modjadji I. Matsane joined the South African Navy in 1998. He served on three [...]

NORRISTOWN, Pa. – February 1, 2012 (WPVI) — History was made in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Wednesday. The first African American woman to serve on the bench in Montgomery County heard her first case. It is appropriate that on the first day of Black History Month Montgomery County introduces their first African American female judge in [...]