Former Secretary Of State Powell Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Colin Powell, the first Black man to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, was a proponent of diplomacy over force. Born to Jamaican immigrants and raised in the Bronx, he rose to prominence during the Gulf War with a decisive military strategy. Despite personal doubts, he presented the case for the Iraq War at the UN, a decision he later regretted due to faulty intelligence. After serving as Secretary of State, Powell retired to private life. He passed away at 84 from COVID-19 complications, while battling blood cancer.

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