National Sydney Barber Will Be 1st Black Female Brigade Commander At Naval Academy 1:02pm November 19, 2020 National Security Race naval academy National Share URL copied to clipboard! Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, from Lake Forest, Ill., is slated to become the Naval Academy's first Black female brigade commander, the student body's highest leadership position. Nathan Burke / United States Naval Academy Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 300x250 Ad More All Things Considered Health & Safety National Human Interest 100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates by Nell Greenfieldboyce Environment National NPR reports from Texas' Kerr County, which saw the worst flooding by Tyler Bartlam 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate
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