Alpha Kappa Alpha Mourns Passing of 26th International President, Linda M. White

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The 250,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, in 958 chapters worldwide, are mourning the death of Linda Marie White, the organization’s 26th international president.
From 1960, the year she joined Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha at Clark University in Atlanta, GA, until her passing, White devoted her life to fulfilling AKA’s mission: “to [...]

Sigma President Jimmy Hammock elected to Phi Beta Sigma National Foundation Board

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The Hon. Jimmy Hammock, International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors the Phi Beta Sigma National Foundation, Inc. His election occurred during a Board meeting on Saturday, February 27, 2010.
We are honored to have President Hammock serve on the Board of the Foundation. His [...]

UAPB AKAs host Reading for Literacy event

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Recently, the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. hosted the Reading for Literacy event at Broadmoor Elementary as the kick-off event for AKA weekend on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Realizing that reading and literacy are very important, Alpha Rho chapter decided to visit the class of Patricia [...]

Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority step show win causes fiery debate over integration of traditional black activity

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Visit any of the nation’s more than 100 historically black colleges or universities and you’ll see clusters of men and women engaged in the rhythmic clapping and foot stomping routines known in black Greek circles as “stepping.”
Now a white Arkansas team’s win in an Atlanta step competition has started a fiery debate over the African-inspired [...]

AKA Soror Roslyn Brock to chair NAACP Board Of Directors

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Roslyn M. Brock is Chairman of the National Board of Directors for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She made history in February 2010 when she became the youngest ever and fourth woman to serve as Chairman of the National Board of Directors.
Over the past twenty five years, Brock has served [...]

[Photos] Sprite Step Off 2010: Atlanta, GA

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20 Feb 10: Sprite Step Off 2010 in Atlanta, GA @ the Atlanta Civic Center
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