US Senate confirms first-ever black military service chief, Trump reacts

- An African American has been confirmed as the United States' 22nd Air Force chief of staff

- General Charles Q Brown Jr was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, June 9

- He becomes the first black military service chief and the second black officer to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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General Charles Q Brown Jr has been confirmed by the Senate as the 22nd Air Force chief of staff in the United States on Tuesday, June 9.

The army general has made history by becoming the first black military service chief and the second black officer to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ABC News reports.

YEN.com.gh notes that in a tweet, President Donald Trump described the army chief as a patriot and great leader, with whom he is excited to work even more closely.

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The US president called the 98-0 Senate vote "a historic day for America".

Brown succeeds General David Goldfein, who is expected to retire later this year.

Goldfein said the Air Force will be in good hands under Brown's leadership.

In other news, Ella Jones has made history by becoming the first African-American and first woman to be elected mayor in Ferguson, Missouri.

She was elected mayor on Tuesday, June 2, nearly six years after the city erupted in protests after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a black teenager.

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After her victory, the 65-year-old woman promised to work hard because more would be required of her.

She said: “I’ve got work to do — because when you’re an African-American woman, they require more of you than they require of my counterpart."

Meanwhile, it was earlier reported that a 24-year-old Ghanaian lady identified simply as Lora has revealed that her boyfriend constantly gets angry with her for never asking him for money or anything as such.

YEN.com.gh sighted the brief narration as Lora unveiled her love issues to an online relationship platform while seeking opinions on what she should do.

According to the young lady, she has established herself as a nurse and the owner of her own provision shop which is doing quite well.

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