By Malaika Jabali ·Updated October 18, 2021
General Colin Powell died Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19, his family shared.
Powell became the first Black national security adviser at the end of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, he was the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush, and he was President George W. Bush’s first Secretary of State. Before entering the policy arena, Powell served in combat
