By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal and Guide
Colin Powell, 84, the first African American Secretary of State whose leadership in several Republican administrations shaped American foreign policy died on October 18.
According to a posting on his Family’s Facebook page, he passed away due to complications from COVID-19 although he was fully vaccinated.
Powell had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune response, as well as Parkinson’s Disease, Peggy Cifrino, Powell's longtime chief of staff, confirmed to the media.
Continue reading Gen. Colin Powell’s Life And Legacy Remembered Locally at The New Journal and Guide.
