Let's Take a Peek Under Thomas Sowell's Blanket Statement

The Bad Fruits of Race Hustling. (National Review, 10/22/2013)

Curious headline, under which is a photo of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton Jr.

Sowell really doesn't like those 2 guys.

Blanket statement. There have been black generals in the Air Force.

Well, sure, you can't argue with that.

But I'm more interested in learning how many African-Americans have achieved the rank of United States Air Force four-star general.   (Henry H. Arnold was the first of 198 men and 1 woman to achieve the rank on March 19, 1943)

• Daniel James Jr. (September 1, 1975)
• Bernard P. Randolph (August 1, 1987)
• Lloyd W. Newton (April 1, 1997)
• Lester Lyles (July 1, 1999)
• Edward A. Rice Jr. (November 17, 2010)
• Larry O. Spencer (July 27, 2012)

Related reading:
African Americans still rare in top US military positions.  (WAXX-TV, 8/15/2010)

Blacks still rare in top U.S. military ranks.  (USA Today, 7/23/2008)