Afro-American Police Association-Buffalo

PO BOX 859
Buffalo, NY 14205

Today In History

• In 1831- Nat Turner, a brilliant minister, led the first slave revolt of magnitude in Southampton County, Virginia
• In 1943- Harriet M. West was the first Black woman major in the Women's Army Corps (WAC).
• In 2017- Simone Askew marched into history Monday as the first black woman to lead the Long Gray Line at the U.S. Military Academy

To Inspire You

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you

Neil deGrasse Tyson