African American Woman, Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, Makes US Naval Academy History by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia • November 25, 2020 Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, a mechanical engineering major from Illinois, has been named brigade commander for the spring semester at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Barber, a track star with a stated desire to work as a…Read more →