She’s currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here’s how it happened

Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland’s 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Above, Birckhead outlines plans to improve equity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., in March 2021. When […]

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