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Kappa Alpha Psi initiates prominent civil rights advocates
Kappa is proud to announce the initiation of Benjamin T. Jealous, President & CEO of the NAACP; and Wade J. Henderson, President & CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Brothers Jealous and Henderson were initiated through the Washington, DC Alumni Chapter on July 31st. They are considered two of the most [...]
Omega men mark 99 years of service
Source In 1961, LeMonte Mitchell was a student at Johnson C. Smith University looking for a fraternity experience that would last long after his days on campus. He found it in Omega Psi Phi. Mitchell, now 71 and recently retired as choir director at Raleigh’s Davie Street Presbyterian Church, is as active and committed a [...]
Mobile Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta installs new officers
Source Congratulations to the new officers of the Mobile Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. They were installed by Yvonne Kennedy, the 19th national president of the sorority. Leading the chapter for 2010 to 2012 is president Linda J. Dennison; first vice president, Juvonda S. Hodge; second vice president, Tonja D. Smith; recording secretary, Constance [...]
USF St. Petersburg students award $5,000 grants to nine local programs
Source Students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have awarded nine $5,000 grants to local programs to help the homeless, victims of domestic violence, at-risk preschoolers and adolescent girls. Money for the grants comes from a $395,000 federal Learn and Serve America grant to USF St. Petersburg. The grant was one of 36 [...]
Alpha Phi Alpha removes convention from Ariz. due to immigration law
Source In protest of the recently passed immigration law in Arizona that many believe will lead to racial profiling, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity has moved its annual convention out of the state. The fraternity’s leadership announced this decision through an email to members, saying: ” … the Board of Directors of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity voted [...]
Memorial services set for Delta Soror Dorothy Height
Source Memorial and funeral services for human-rights advocate Dorothy I. Height will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington. Burial is set for Thursday. Miss Height, who served for more than 40 years as president of the National Council of Negro Women, died April 20 at Howard University Hospital. She was 98. Services are being [...]
Civil rights landscape altered with the deaths of Hooks, Height; Rise of young leaders
Source With the passing of civil rights legends Benjamin Hooks and Dorothy Height within days of each other, the national landscape in the fight for equality continues to shift. Hooks, a former lawyer, judge and NAACP director, died April 15 in Memphis. Height, 98, president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years, [...]
San Diego Sigmas seek role models for Father’s Day event
Source A historical black college fraternity is seeking nominations for positive father role models to honor at a Father’s Day event in Mission Valley. Nominations are open to the public and must be submitted by April 30. The Lambda Iota Sigma chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and its educational foundation are sponsoring [...]
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity has long history in Knoxville
Source Two weeks ago, my fraternity had its regional meeting here at the Marriott. The men of the Southeastern Region of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity convened in Knoxville from East Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. More than 300 registered for the annual meeting, which is held in alternating cities in the region. It [...]
Hattiesburg Kappas celebrate milestone with new scholarship fund
Source The Hattiesburg Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. has been very active throughout the years with many charitable and civic programs. Now in honor of the chapter’s 50th year anniversary, and in conjunction with the national fraternity’s 100-year anniversary, group members want to create a legacy that will give back for 50+ [...]
