Marines name first Black 4-star general in service history

(NewsNation) —  Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley is officially the first Black 4-star general in the Marine's 246-year history after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate Tuesday, Senator Chuck Schumer announced.
News of Langley's bid for the highly touted position came this past July, when the Secretary of Defense revealed President Joe Biden's nomination.
Now confirmed, Langley will be chief of the U.S. Africa Command — a role leaving him responsible for leading all