Colin Powell — the first Black U.S. Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — has died from complications of COVID-19 at the age of 84. His family announced the ...
A rumor that circulated online in March 2025 claimed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth oversaw the removal of former Secretary of State Colin Powell's name from a list of noteworthy military ...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Colin Powell will be remembered in history as the first Black U.S. national security advisor, the first Black military chief of staff and the first Black secretary of state.