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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 [...]

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
Photography by Quinne Lowe of Crush Media Group & Progressive Greek

Stepping with attitude, groups stomp Texas Hall for $1,000 prize

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Delta Sigma Theta sorority members took home $1,000 at the Homecoming Step Show on Thursday night in an almost packed Texas Hall.
Delta Sigma Theta had the crowd screaming at their performance. The girls wore khaki and Converse shoes and stepped to hip-hop, heavy on the bass. The empowering theme and no-nonsense attitude the girls exuded [...]

AKA-Tau Chapter and Zeta Tau Alpha to share title in amended Sprite Step Off judging decision

As taken from Sprite’s Facebook Fan Page
The Sprite Step Off was initially created as a way to recognize talented college students and give out scholarships to help support their higher education. If we put on some entertaining step shows and brought people together along the way, all the better.
After the National Finals Competition this past [...]