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Omega Frater Darrius Truss, named District Ranger of the Tuskegee National Forest

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For Darrius Truss, 15-year U.S. Forest Service veteran, returning home is a dream come true.
A native of Monroeville, Truss was selected as the new district ranger of the Tuskegee National Forest. He has been on the job for moret han a month, providing district oversight of multiple use management, protection and restoration.
Miera C. Nagy, U.S. [...]

Eastern Illinois Alphas co-host “More than Gangs vs. Greeks” forum

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Young black men across the country gather together wearing similar colors and sharing hand signals and calls that are only distinguishable to those within certain circles.
Those dressed in red share hand signals and calls that are only shared among others in red – and the same applies to those dressed in blue and those who [...]

Univ. of Louisiana Deltas, NPHC remember slain classmates

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The memories of two former UL students were kept alive Wednesday evening during a special ceremony and forum focusing on domestic violence.
Keosha Spikes was only a few months away from a degree in business management in January 2008 when she was shot in her Lafayette apartment by a former boyfriend, Derrick Fland. Authorities said Fland [...]

Tuskegee sororities go red for heart health

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When it comes to stroke and heart disease, knowing the enemy can mean the difference between life and death.
And knowing that alone was enough to prompt several local groups to participate in the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Program.
According to the Heart Association’s Web site, Go Red For Women’s short-term goal is  a [...]

Zeta Phi Beta aims to educate on history of D.C. school names

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The Women of the Dove Foundation are determined to provide the answers in a booklet, “What’s in a Name: Profiles of the Trailblazers.”
The group, a nonprofit branch of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, received a $2,500 grant from the District’s Humanities Council and Historic Preservation Officeto begin its work.
“So many people have been excited about it,” said Barbara Harvey, [...]

Annual celebration of Greek Life promotes unity through 5K charity race, other activities

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Greek Week is an annual event filled with a number of games, activities and charity events designed to promote positive relationships between the University’s fraternities and sororities, as well as promoting Greek Life as a whole.

“(Greek Week) is an opportunity to get to know another fraternity that you don’t normally work with or a sorority [...]

Pompano Beach Deltas to hold annual Teen Health Summit

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The Pompano Beach Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will hold its annual Teen Health Summit on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the North Regional/Broward College Library in Coconut Creek. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the library’s auditorium.
The purpose of the event is to provide students [...]

Delta Soror Lorene Carter Poole, dies at 77

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Services for Mrs. Lorene Carter Poole will be held at 2 p.m. (viewing at 1 p.m.) Thursday at St. John Baptist Church with entombment in the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held this evening, beginning at 7 p.m. at Leevy’s Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel.
Following an extended illness, Lorene Carter Poole departed this life [...]

Univ. of Alabama AKAs lead march to honor first black students

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A few drops of rain were not going to stop the Alpha Kappa Alphas from celebrating the integration into the University Tuesday night as they marched on from the steps of Gorgas Library to Foster Auditorium.
“It begins with you,” said Brenda Elliot, assistant director of athletics academic programs.
The Theta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha [...]

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 [...]