youwish-youcould:

princessandtheprep:

the-perks-of-being-black:

“President Obama honored a very special
veteran [in the White House Oval Office today]: 110-year-old Emma Didlake. A
resident of Detroit, Didlake is believed to be the nation’s oldest veteran.

“We are so
grateful that she is here with us today… She is a ‘great reminder not only of the
sacrifices the Greatest Generation made.’ Obama said, but also the ‘trailblazing’
by women and African-American veterans.

Didlake
‘was a Private during the course of her service and her decorations include the
Women’s Army Corps Service Medal, American
Campaign Medal, and World War
II Victory Medal,’ the White House said in a statement.” David
Jackson, USA Today 

“Known to family as ‘Big Mama,’ Didlake
was a 38-year-old wife and mother of five when she ‘wanted to do something different’
and signed up for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943, said her granddaughter,
Marilyn Horne. She served stateside for about seven months during the war, as a
private and driver.

“After
she was discharged, she and her family moved to Detroit in 1944 – and she quickly
joined the local NAACP chapter. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 and received a lifetime achievement
award two years ago from the chapter.” Jeff Karoub, The Associated Press 

1st Photo by Mandel
Ngan, AFP/Getty Images

All other photos by Evan Vucci/AP

Lmao she doesn’t even look like she’s 90

& she’s black so fuck what these white toilets say talmbout “if you don’t like americs go back to your own country” muhhfucka this is our country. We built it. We fight for it. Everything you got is from us