'I want these little black girls to say ‘hey, I can do it too. I have the strength to defy the odds.’ Which is what we did. We defied the odds.”
“I want women to be soldiers," says Cadet Welch-Baker. "I want these little black girls to say ‘hey, I can do it too. I have the strength to defy the odds.’ Which is what we did. We defied the odds.”
The 34 women received their diplomas at the ceremony on West Point campus on Saturday. Vice President Mike Pence served as the keynote speaker.The number of black female graduates has been steadily increasing. Last year, 27 black women graduated from West Point, while six years ago, 13 black women graduated, according toIn the days leading up to the ceremony, all of the 2019 black female graduates posed for a stunning historic photo that went viral.
Women were not allowed to attend West Point until 1976. The first co-ed graduating class consisted of 62 womenHistory in the making: 32 African American females will be with the Class of 2019, the most in the United States Military Academy's history.West Point spokesperson Francis DeMaro, Jr. told NBC’s Know Your Value: “These ‘Seasons of Firsts’ are unique for these soon-to-be Army officers who will lead America’s soldiers in the defense of our great nation.
“I definitely struggled sometimes, because sometimes I’d be the only woman of color, or even woman in general in my classes,” said cadet Bria Errington.
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