Simone Askew Is The First Black Woman To Lead West Point's Corps Of Cadets

History has been made at West Point Military Academy. Simone Askew is the first black woman to be appointed as First Captain of the Corps of Cadets, the Washington Post reports. The Virginia-born, International History major will assume her duties later this month which will continue through the upcoming school year. She steps into is the highest position in the cadet chain of command. Before being appointed to this position, Askew was already leading 1,502 cadets as the Regimental Commander of ...