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Alpha Kappa Alpha launches asthma management program
Source Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has embarked upon a national multi-year campaign to educate the community about how to manage asthma through its Asthma Prevention and Management Initiative. The sorority will galvanize thousands of members who will fan out to the nearly 1,000 communities worldwide where Alpha Kappa Alpha has chapters. Locally, Mu Alpha Omega [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Omega Men of Rome hold first Prostate Walk for Awareness
Source The Omega Men of Rome were joined by the Georgia Northwester Technical College Lady Bobcats basketball team for a walk around South Rome promoting awareness of prostate cancer, the first ever for the social organization who hopes to make the walk into a tradition. The group’s president Joel Berrien Jr. said Saturday that he was hoping [...]
Denver Zetas to host Family Fitness and Fun Expo this Saturday
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Zeta Zeta Chapter in Denver Colorado holds the March Z-Hope Project ”Family Fitness Expo” sponsored by the Colorado Black Health Collaborative. This Family Fitness Expo is targeted at getting families more ACTIVE and aware of Healthy Eating Choices in the Montbello area. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is sponsoring the Jump Rope Activity Table and [...]
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta To Support Sisters Network in African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run
Sisters Network® Inc., (SNI), the only national African-American breast cancer survivorship organization, today announced Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., ® (AKA) and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. have joined Sisters Network in the fight against breast cancer as National Partners in support of the organization’s 2nd Annual Stop the Silence® National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run. [...]
Transplant patient SGRho Soror Deborah Battle, fights for her life
Source An Albany woman is in a battle for her life, and a group of concerned friends in the community are dedicated to making sure she doesn’t face that battle alone. Deborah Battle, an Albany native and Albany State University graduate, has congestive heart failure. She has been accepted by the Georgia Transplant Foundation as [...]
Univ. of Florida Zetas host Block Party to increase HIV/AIDS awareness
Source The Mu Epsilon chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. at the University of Florida ventured into the east Gainesville community last Friday afternoon to help spread the word about the devastation the HIV/AIDS epidemic is reaping in the black community. The sorority sponsored a block party at Village Green Apartments on NE 15th [...]
Actress Camille Winbush is Spokesperson for Sigma Gamma Rho’s 2011 National Youth Symposium
Sigma Gamma Rho is excited to announce that Camille Winbush will be the official celebrity spokesperson for the 14th Annual Nationwide Youth Symposium. Winbush, best known as Nessa from the Bernie Mac show, is a multi-talented actress and singer, and a three time recipient of the NAACP Image Award. Currently, she stars on ABC Family’s The Secret Life [...]
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, [...]
