Sydney Barber will begin as commander in the spring. It only took 175 years but a Black woman has finally made it to the top position at the U.S. Naval Academy as brigade commander. Sydney Barber will ...

The native of Lake Forest, Ill., reflects on the historic nature of her position and her plans for the future: "I feel like the world is my oyster." Sydney Barber Will Be 1st Black Female Brigade ...

Midshipman Sydney Barber’s road to a groundbreaking position at the U.S. Naval Academy began years ago. On a soccer field, in fact. Barber, the first Black woman to be named brigade commander in the ...

Sydney Barber is the first Black woman to achieve the top role of brigade commander at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where she is tasked with leading 4,500 midshipmen until she ...

It only took 175 years but a Black woman has finally made it to the top position at the U.S. Naval Academy as brigade commander. Sydney Barber will become the commander starting in the spring semester ...