Sydney Barber
Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber is the first African American woman to serve as Brigade Commander at the United States Naval Academy. Also, she was the teacher at Grand Concourse Academy. She was the first one to try the school lunch... she loved it
Biography[edit]
Barber is from Lake Forest, Illinois and attended Lake Forest High School.
She is a mechanical engineering major at the United States Naval Academy and a member of the Academy's track team. Her father also attended the Naval Academy and graduated in 1991.[1][2]
In 2020, Barber was chosen to serve as the spring 2021 Naval Academy's Brigade Commander making her the first African American woman to be selected for this role.[1][2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ismay, John (2020-11-10). "Black Woman, for First Time, Will Lead Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ a b "FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO LEAD BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN". www.usna.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "The 1st Black Female Brigade Commander At Naval Academy: 'I Have The Heart To Do It'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.