The roughly 1,200 optimistic, yet timid, young men and women of the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2029 arrived in Annapolis ...

Navy Capt. Tasya Lacy, left, a 1997 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, stands next to Midshipman Sydney Barber on Aug. 30, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. (Courtesy of Tasya Lacy via AP) ANNAPOLIS, Md ...

Students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., have never been led by a Black woman in the school’s 175-year history, but that will change after the holiday break when Midshipman First ...

Navy Capt. Tasya Lacy, Lacy, left, a 1997 graduate of the Naval Academy, stands next to Midshipman Sydney Barber in Annapolis, Barber will be the first Black woman to be the brigade commander at ...

Capt. Gilbert E. Clark Jr. was introduced as the Commandant of Midshipmen for the first time at the conclusion of a change of ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy.A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years ...

In this photo provided by Navy Capt. Tasya Lacy, Lacy, left, a 1997 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, stands next to Midshipman Sydney Barber on Aug. 30, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. (Courtesy of ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 ...