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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eddie Yates, 438th Supply Chain Operation Squadron mission capable technician, poses for a photo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 24, 2020. Yates was the first of his siblings to graduate high school and attend college. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus Bullock)

Feb. 26, 2020

The circumstances of your past are not your future

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Self-fulfilling prophecy is a process through which an originally false expectation leads to its own confirmation. Unfortunately, this happens too often to our youth. They become branded with titles and labels and are demonized when those negative expectations come to fruition.

Feb. 20, 2020

Bringing our history to light

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS,Va. — Negro History Week was established in 1926 by the Study of Negro Life and History, which then evolved to Black History Month in the 1960’s and officially decreed a national observance in 1976 by United States President Gerald Ford.

Ezekiel Whaley is a Specialist with the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, 832nd Transportation Battalion, 597th Trans. Brigade at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. As a cargo specialist, he handles and transports cargo containing equipment and supplies utilizing trains, vessels and aircraft.

Feb. 20, 2019

JBLE reflects on African American History Month

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia community celebrated and recognized National African American History Month during February 2019 with events highlighting Martin Luther King Jr. and the various accomplishments and contributions to the military from African Americans.

Feb. 20, 2019

American Airmen history remembered

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The hum of the food court buzzes through the air, but in this roped off section, it is quiet. Individuals wearing bright red jackets are rushing around making last minute adjustments before the big event. Amidst all the hectic chatter, a man sits at his table, looking over old yearbooks. The mural of The Tuskegee Airmen is prominently displayed behind him.

At the age of 24, Mary Smith Peake secretly taught enslaved, as well as free, African-American children and adults to read and write in 1861. Her first class consisted of 20 students under an oak tree later known as the Emancipation Oak. ( courtesy of Hampton University)

Feb. 8, 2017

Mary Smith Peake and the Emancipation Oak

Feburary 8, 2017 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va - Mary Smith Peake was born from a family who were free from slavery in Norfolk, Virginia in 1823. During her early childhood she moved to the city of Hampton, Va. with her family to earn a better living. By the age of 24, Peake was secretly teaching enslaved, as well as free, African-American children and adults to read and write, which was prohibited by law after the Nat Turner Rebellion in 1831.