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Penn, Robert E. 1945 May 3
Robert E. Penn in military uniform walks down the street whistling.

Penn, Robert E. circa 1943
HEADQUARTERS CHINA-BURMA-INDIA<br /> AIR SERVICE COMMAND<br /> Office of the Chaplain<br /> APO 671<br /> 9 June 1944.<br /> Chaplain Robert E. Penn,<br /> Office of the Chaplain,<br /> 823rd Engineer Battalion (Avn),<br /> APO 689<br /> Dear Chaplain Penn:<br /> The subject matter of your letter of June 5th is not unknown at this Headquarters. You will be glad to hear that very definite steps have been taken. One thousand colored troops are being shipped from the United States during the months of May, June and July. The majority of these will be used as replacements for your men, who are to be shipped back to the United States. You can assure those who come to see you that positive action has been taken, and that replacements are on the way. That ought to be good news for them.<br /> Obviously, it will take some time for these replacements to arrive here, so it may be three months before they will actually be relieved. If I were assured I would be going home in three months, I do not think I would feel like grumbling.<br /> I pass this information to you for what it’s worth. Assure your men that their officers and this Headquarters are doing everything to help them, and that they are not “forgotten men”.<br /> Hoping to meet you in the near future, I remain.<br /> Cordially yours,<br /> s/Patrick E. Nolan<br /> t/PATRICK E. NOLAN,<br /> Chaplain, U.S.A.

Penn, Robert E. 1944 June 9
HEADQUARTERS 1888TH ENGR. AVN. BN.<br /> Office of the Chaplain<br /> APO 218 c/o Postmaster<br /> 11 April 1945<br /> Dr. W.H. Jernagin<br /> National Baptist S.S. & BYPU Congress<br /> Washington, D.C.<br /> Dear Mr. Jernagin:<br /> The following observations, recommendations, and requests is a results of regular conversation with Negro Baptist Chaplains on duty in this Theatre. It has been our good privilege to minister to our fighting men in this distant land, and at times we have enjoyed a rich fellowship together. Almost without exception, our conversation has ended with important speculation as to the future of the Negro-Church, and especially our Baptist Church, inasmuch, as we plan to continue a Baptist ministry. The following observations seem to stand out, and the following recommendations and requests, are in our opinion, one was to counteract, to some degree, the anticipated loss of influence of our Negro Chruch.<br /> First, the majority of service-men we serve, who have church affiliation, are Baptist.<br /> Second, the majority of Negro-Chaplains on Active duty are Baptis, and are doing a good job as Chaplains.<br /> Third, it is our painful observation, that our church is one of the larger protestant bodies in the United States, but is neglecting its responsibility to keep in touch with its communicants in the Army through some type publication. Here we point out the tremendous amount of devotional literature that is sent out indiscriminately by other denominational bodies, while we, as a church allow this method of communion to pass, seemingly without thought.<br /> Fourth, the returning service-man will need orientation. After many months of regimentation he will need by less respectful of most civilian authority, and will need the counsel of the Church and the minister in making re-adjustment.

Penn, Robert E. 1945 April 11
Why Do One’s Best When the World is Going to Hell?<br /> TEXT “If the foundations be destroyed, What can the Righteous do? PS. 11:3<br /> A college sophomore wrote to his dad and asked: “Dad, why should I dig into history and literature and science and sociology when it looks as if I would be pulled into the Army and spend the next important years of my life at war? The fellows here are discouraged – there doesn’t seem to be much chance for a normal life for us. Some are saying “Why try to do our best when the world is going to hell?<br /> Whether we like it or not this mood is the state of many of us who worship here today. But we must hurry and search the records to see if the situation is at all unique to our generation.<br /> 500 yrs. Before Christ a nation was taken into captivity they asked: “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?<br /> Look down the corridors of <br /> “over”

Penn, Robert E. undated
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Peppler, James April 9, 1968
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Piper, Adrian 1992
An Honest Look At BLACK GAYS AND LESBIANS<br /> By Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D.Associate Professor of PsychiatryHarvard Medical School<br /> Lately, they have “come out of the closet” in increasing numbers<br /> Some people fear and scorn, others tolerate homosexuals, but few understand and welcome them as equal partners in African-American society. Most of us have laughed at Eddie Murphy pretending to be a swishing drag queen. Black comedians rely on stereotypes of Black gays and lesbians as a ready source of<br /> [images: Phil Wilson, co-chair of the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum in Los Angeles, feels that Black gays can avoid rejection by the Black community only if they are not too obvious about their gay orientation. At right, Venus Medina, a project officer at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, says that most Black lesbians identify as Black women first and lesbians second. Medina is a 30-year-old mother of two]

Poussaint; Alvin F.; Ebony (Chicago, Ill.) 1990 September
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Powelle, Siergei 1946 August 19
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Radcliffe Bailey, American, born 1968 1995
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