Archive for 2010
Obituary: Delta Soror Dorothy N. Walker-Darien
Source Services for Dorothy Nell Walker-Darien will be held Friday, at 11 a.m., at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Leon Cooper officiating. The body will lie in state one hour before service time at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of [...]
Birmingham Sigmas give away shoes to needy families
Source The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity gave away more than 70 pairs of shoes on Saturday at Payless Shoes store in Five Points West to needy families. “It’s a blessing for us,” said Deeatra Johnson, who got shoes for her children Kia Johnson, 10, and Aaliyah Cole, 7, students at West Hills Elementary School. “It helped us [...]
AKA Soror Viola D. Stewart, dies at 91
Source Viola D. Stewart, 91, a civil-rights pioneer and retired Philadelphia public school teacher, died of Alzheimer’s disease Dec. 14 at the Sanctuary of Holy Cross, a nursing home in Burtonsville, Md. After she became a teacher in the early 1940s in South Carolina, Mrs. Stewart was the plaintiff in 1944 in an NAACP-backed lawsuit [...]
Gifts from Santa Claus Girls arrive at doorsteps around Kent County
Source You’ve heard that it’s better to give than to receive. Chances are, there was a story behind that sentiment inside every one of the estimated 400 vehicles that lined up Saturday morning outside the Santa Claus Girls headquarters to pick up gifts and deliver them to needy area children. It was likely also true [...]
Foster kids get surprise donation from UAPB Sigmas
Source It does not matter where you are in Arkansas right now, north or south baby, it’s cold outside. Still, Phi Beta Sigma fraternity members from UAPB’s Beta Theta chapter answered the call to service when they went to Walmart on Bowman Curve yesterday and stood outside in freezing temps. In their role as Santa’s elves, [...]
Obama Nominates Zeta Soror Judge Bernice Bouie Donald for U.S. Court of Appeals Seat
Source President Barack Obama recently nominated Judge Bernice Bouie Donald, who serves as a Western District judge in Tennessee, for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. “Judge Donald has shown an outstanding commitment to public service throughout her career and as a District Judge in Tennessee,” President Obama [...]
Alpha Frater Booker Shackelford posthumously honored by Human Rights Commission
Source Local law enforcement pioneer Booker D. Shackelford was posthumously honored with the Norman Human Rights Award Tuesday night at the start of the Norman City Council’s regular meeting at City Hall. A representative of the Norman Human Rights Commission presented the award to Shackelford’s widow, Sherryl, and several members of his family. Shackelford, who [...]
AKA Soror Dr. Tracy A. Allen recognized for excellence in mental health
Source Tracy A. Allen, Ph.D., Mental Health Professional and Owner of Allen Mental Health Agency, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in mental health. After serving in the United States Military for 20 years, Dr. Allen retired as a captain. In 2005, she established her own private practice, [...]
Kappa Frater Rufus Clanzy honored by Howard County for promoting human rights
Source Former administrator of the Howard County Office of Human Rights, recently received the county Human Rights Commission’s Human Rights Award. Clanzy served in the U.S. Army for more than 28 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel; his five overseas tours included two in Vietnam. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals, [...]
Palo Alto AKA chapter gives directly to San Bruno fire victims
Source Tens of thousands of dollars in donations have poured in for the San Bruno fire victims, but city officials are still working out how to distribute the money and the victims haven’t yet seen a dime, so one local group has decided to take its donations straight to the families who desperately need the [...]
