Author Archive for kevin1914
Sigma Frater Brandon P. Brown To Receive National Award For Service To Higher Education
Source Having reached his 36th birthday in September, Brandon Pendarvis Brown is a testament to the old adage that age is just a number, based on the many accomplishments Brown has garnered in such a relatively short period. He’s about to add one more accolade to the long list of achievements. In good company, Brown, [...]
Harlem Hospital Center, March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Launch Stork’s Nest Program
Source Three organizations have joined forces for one common mission: to decrease the number of babies born prematurely in Harlem, New York. Harlem Hospital Center, March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. will launch the Stork’s Nest Program at Harlem Hospital Center auditorium on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 12 [...]
Pride of Bed-Stuy: Omega Frater Earl G. Graves, Sr.
Source Earl G. Graves is a philanthropist, author, publisher and founder ofBlack Enterprise Magazine. Earl G. Graves was born on January 9, 1935, in Brooklyn and raised in Bedford Stuyvesant, where he learned hard work and perseverance from his parents, Earl Goodwin and Winnaford Colette Sealy Graves. Graves attended Morgan State University, where he became [...]
Leading Ladies: “Go Red & Think Pink”
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. partner with Delaware Valley Baptist Church to raise heart health awareness Leading Ladies: “Go Red & Think Pink” The “Leading Ladies Go Red & Think Pink” campaign is an initiative sponsored by the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, American Cancer Society, and the [...]
Progressive Greek Magazine: Winter 2012 Issue
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Masons Join Forces to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On January 15, 2012, graduate and undergraduate Alpha Kappa Alpha women along with the men of the Jericho Lodge #20, Free and Accepted Masons, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of PA partnered to celebrate the life Martin Luther King Jr. The event was held at Barack Obama Academy of International Studies. The event opened [...]
AKA- Phi Tau Omega Chapter takes a “Day On of Service” for the MLK Holiday
On Monday, January 16, 2012 the Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Phi Tau Omega chapter along with family and friends partnered with Hands On Atlanta for their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at Renaissance Elementary School in Fairburn, GA. Volunteering in this event supports Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Initiative V: [...]
SGRho Soror Tonya Lee Williams Becomes Recipient of MLK Achievement Award
Source Actress Tonya Lee Williams will receive the Martin Luther King, Jr. Achievement Award at the Black Theatre Workshop (BTW)’s 26th Annual Vision Celebration Gala a week from Saturday in Montreal for her contribution in the Black performing arts. Williams remains best known as fan favorite Dr. Olivia Williams on the top-rated daytime soap, The Young [...]
Obituary: Sigma Frater Samuel A. Bradley
Source Wake services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday and funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at St. John AME Church in Marion. Samuel was born on June 2, 1921, in Bishopville, a son and one of nine children of Robert Sr. and Mary Margaret Samuel Bradley. The Bradley home, in the [...]
Sigma Frater Kevin Saunderson: Seven things you didn’t know about the techno music pioneer
Source Techno pioneer Saunderson recently relaunched influential US techno outfit Inner City, whose first two albums had combined sales of more than six million, for a new album due early next year. We find out more about the 47-year-old New York DJ. He really wasn’t cut out to be a pop star. ‘It was a [...]
