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Nov 9, 2021 · Politics. Colin and Alma Powell's 60-Year Love: Sacrifice in Service, Raising a Family and Dancing the Twist. The nation's first Black secretary of state and his wife came from very different...
- Aaron Parsley
Oct 23, 2021 · Colin Powell and his wife, Alma, met on a blind date in November 1961, and got married months later. From Colin Powell At first, he wasn’t sure she’d fit in
- Powell Was Born in New York to Jamaican Immigrant Parents. Powell was the child of Jamaican parents, Maud Arial McCoy and Luther Theophilus Powell, CNN reported.
- Powell Was Also Raised by a Community of Aunts and Uncles. While speaking with Grand in 2011, Powell revealed he grew up in an “immigrant community.” He told the publication that his relatives moved from Jamaica to New York, Canada, England and Florida.
- Powell Married His Wife Alma in 1962. Powell was married to his wife Alma for 59 years. He met and married her in 1962 after being set up on a blind date, according to The History makers.
- Powell Was Father to 3 Kids. Powell and Alma share two daughters, Linda and Annemarie, and son Michael. According to the Chicago Tribune, Alma was pregnant when Powell was deployed to Vietnam.
Oct 18, 2021 · How did they meet? General Colin Powell and Alma Powell | Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage. So, who is Colin Powell’s wife, Alma Powell? The couple was married for 60 years prior to Colin Powell’s...
- Lauren Weiler
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Oct 18, 2021 · Colin Powell's wife, Alma Vivian Powell (née Johnson), was born on Oct. 27, 1937, in Birmingham, Al. A graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, Alma decided to further her education by also attending Emerson College in Boston to study speech pathology and audiology.
Nov 9, 2009 · While stationed at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Colin Powell met Alma Vivian Johnson of Birmingham, Alabama, and they married in 1962. The couple had three children: son Michael, and daughters...
Oct 19, 2021 · Before the dawn of a civil rights movement, before integration, Colin and Alma met and got married. The two have three children, Linda , Michael and Annemarie , and four grandkids.