A viral post shared on X claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth purportedly removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Verdict: False Powell’s ...

And the majority of them have looked like me: straight White males. But one mentor who was a big part of my career did not ...

A rumor that circulated online in March 2025 claimed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth oversaw the removal of former Secretary of State Colin Powell's name from a list of noteworthy military ...

Black veterans are warning that the Trump administration’s effort to purge the Defense Department of its diversity, equity ...

But one mentor who was a big part of my career did not look like me: Colin Powell. And in so many ways, Gen. Powell’s advice and guidance helped me precisely because our lives and careers were ...

For more on Colin Powell and other top stories, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. The statement continued: "Above all, Colin was my friend. Easy to share a laugh with.

Colin Powell — the first Black U.S. Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — has died from complications of COVID-19 at the age of 84. His family announced the ...

Finding a "smoking gun" linking Iraq and al Qaeda became the main purpose of the abusive interrogation program the Bush ...

For example, Gen. Colin Powell was the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the first corps comprised only of Black women to ...

The former general and secretary of state told the author that a true leader is “a dealer in hope” — not in fear, chaos or anger.