Describes the career of a man who was born a slave, became the first Black chaplain in the United States Army, and founded the first all-Black city in the United States, Allensworth (California). Emphasizes his belief in the importance of education. (FMW)

Regardless of parental attitudes and public opinion more black women in high school and college are taking a close look at the benefits and opportunities for career development offered by the Army and signing up. Equal opportunity policies towards blacks and females may be one of the attractions. (Author/AM)

Discusses seven black colonialists who fought the British in the American War of Independence: Caesar Tarrant, Deborah Gannett, Samuel Charlton, Austin Dabney, Henry Christophe (ultimately Emperor of Haiti), James Armistead, and James Robinson. Reprinted from "Black Heroes of the American Revolution, 1775-1783," an NAACP publication. (JM)

The resolutions listed in this article concern the following topics: the armed services and veterans affairs; civil rights; communication; education; health, hospitals, and welfare; housing; internal affairs; international affairs; labor; political action; youth work; and miscellaneous problems. Emergency resolutions are also included. (MC)