Black community leaders spoke out against the U.S. Navy's reported internal discussions around naming an upcoming aircraft carrier after President Trump and not a Black WWII hero as originally planned.

The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three…

Naming an aircraft carrier after a sitting president would be an unprecedented move, and it would undo the original plan to name the vessel after World War II hero Doris Miller.