Archive for 2010
Sigma Frater Leavel Gibson, dies at 68
Source Leavel Gibson, 68, of Prescott, died Sunday, December 26, 2010, in Little Rock. He was born in Gould on June 1, 1942, as the sixth of eight siblings. He attended Rankin Chapel Elementary School, Gould Elementary School, and graduated third in his class from Reed High School in Dumas in 1961.He entered Arkansas AM&N [...]
AKA Soror Blanche Sparrow-Rivers, dies at 105
Source Blanche Lucille Sparrow Rivers, 105, was born to the parentage of the late Henry Clay Sparrow and Hettie Frances Brown Sparrow in New Bern, NC. She entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. She completed High School at the National Training School in Durham, NC (now known as North Carolina Central University) [...]
Kappa Frater Billy Taylor, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 89
Source Billy Taylor, a pianist and composer who was also an eloquent spokesman and advocate for jazz as well as a familiar presence for many years on television and radio, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 89 and lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The cause was heart failure, said his daughter, [...]
Zeta Soror Amber Pratcher launches Dovelymag.com, online magazine to promote finer womanhood
RealZetas.com announces the launch of www.dovelymag.com, which is an online magazine aimed at promoting Finer Womanhood, on December 30, 2010. Inspiration came to create the magazine as a way to showcase members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. in an e-zine that would provide Zetas and members of the community with an online publication that profiles members of [...]
Update: Sigma Frater Andre DuPerry appointed as city of Detroit’s Chief Procurement Officer
Source Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has appointed Andre DuPerry as the city’s Chief Procurement Officer. Hiring a chief procurement officer was strongly recommended by the mayor’s crisis turnaround team, which delivered a 145-page report suggesting responses to the city’s financial crisis in October. The report found that the city’s procurement processes were nonstandard, and led [...]
Alpha Frater Tejay Johnson: Texas Christian safety, a leader in any language
Source Tejay Johnson was undecided about his major when he enrolled at Texas Christian four years ago, but the writing was on the wall at an early age. The frustration of watching his cousin, LaQueena, struggle communicating with family members through sign language inspired Johnson to switch from a social work major to habilitation of [...]
Eastern Michigan Univ. NPHC donates $1,000 to the GEAR UP Program Young Men’s & Young Women’s Leadership Programs
The Eastern Michigan University National Pan-Hellenic Council Chapter has donated $1000 to the EMU GEAR UP Program Young Men’s & Young Women’s Leadership Programs ($500 a piece) at Ypsilanti High School! GEAR UP is a federally funded pre-college program offered by the U.S. Department of Education. GEAR UP stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. It is designed [...]
Zeta Soror Willa M Burns dies at 87
Source Willa Martha Burns passed away after a long illness Dec. 19 at the age of 87. She was born in Bainbridge, GA, on Jan. 24, 1923, to William Barnes and Nancy Bailey. Her father was an independent businessman with his own taxi service, which in those days was quite something for a Negro. Her [...]
Delta Soror Lela Stone: educator, advocate dies at 82
Source Lela Wright Stone, an educator and an advocate for Boggs Academy, a Burke County preparatory school that served black students during times of racial segregation, died Thursday in Marietta, Ga. She was 82. A Jefferson County native, Stone was a student at Boggs Academy, earned degrees in home economics and education from Barber-Scotia College [...]
Hundreds gather to pay tribute to the late Zeta Soror Agnes Burrows
Source Loving wife, caring mother, educator, community leader, devoted Christian are all words which described the late Agnes Hinnant Burrows. Hundreds gathered on Wednesday night Dec. 22, 2010 at the Blanche Ely High School Auditorium, in Pompano Beach in a “Celebration of Life” for one of its own. Agnes Burrows lived a life characterized by dignity [...]
