All Entries in the "Politics/Law/Government" Category
1911 United, The Super PAC Backs Obama
Source President Barack Obama has a new, moneyed supporter in this new year — a super PAC dedicated to mobilizing black voters in key swing states. Calling itself 1911 United, the super PAC is aiming to raise $1.5 million during the election cycle and train its efforts on Colorado, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania [...]
Sketch released of man suspected of assaulting Delta Sigma Theta alumnae
Source Texas police on Friday released a composite sketch of a man they believe broke into the homes of four former members of the same sorority, then sexually assaulted them. No name has been given for the suspect in the alleged break-ins and attacks, which took place between November 2010 and October 2011, according to [...]
Sigma Gamma Rho To Recognize Female Soldiers for the Holidays
Source The Delta Kappa Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., in conjunction with SoftSheen-Carson and the Torchlight Foundation of New Jersey, have shared the holiday spirit by preparing and shipping care packages to female soldiers serving in the US military overseas. With the sponsorship of the Sister Soldier Project, we are providing [...]
Sigma Frater Chris Rey, Spring Lake’s Mayor-elect is focused on town’s future
Source Cheers erupted when a young man walked into the Expo Room at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux & Convention Center on election night. Necks craned as the crowd watching the results come in turned to see who was demanding so much attention. Many of them didn’t recognize the lean, immaculately dressed man with the boyish [...]
Sigma Frater Brett Ellington joins Army’s highest-ranking enlisted personnel
Source It never crossed Brett “Monty” Ellington’s mind when he entered the U. S. Army more than two decades ago what he could accomplish. “I never expected to stay in as long as I did, but I never doubted that I couldn’t do it,” Ellington said. The 45-year-old, who grew up in Alton, recently joined [...]
AKA Soror Gloria Browne-Marshall Named Wiley College’s Woman of Excellence in Law
Wiley College, in Marshall, TX, honored Alpha Kappa Alpha Gloria J. Browne-Marshall with the 2011 Woman of Excellence in Law award. AKA Soror Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College in New York City, author of the best-selling book ”Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present” and “The U.S. Constitution: An African-American Context,” a [...]
Capital Campaign For Omega Frater Col. Charles Young Monument Begins
The National Veterans Coalition recently launched a fundraising initiative to fund a bronze monument of famous Buffalo Soldier Col. Charles Young that will be erected in Washington, DC. When completed, the bronze statue will be the first in the nation to showcase a black military officer on a horse. An excellent equestrian, Col. Young [...]
Sigma Frater Ashley Johnson to run for Hartford City Council
Source Ashley J. Johnson will announce his candidacy for Hartford’s Court of Common Council on Thursday, March 31, 2011. The event will take place at the Sportsmen’s Athletic Club located on 2976 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06120, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Johnson, a strong believer in the great city of Hartford, has said [...]
Kappa Frater Perry Thurston Jr. to lead Florida Democratic Caucus
Source Members of the Florida House Democratic Caucus elected Representative Perry E. Thurston Jr. of Plantation to serve as the Democratic leader for the 2012-2014 legislative term. The 39 members of the caucus picked the legislator from House District 93 as their choice for Speaker. He succeeds state Rep. Ron Saunders as Democratic leader. “In [...]
Death of Delta Soror Bronwyn Richards prompts sorority to urge Nevada domestic violence bill
Source Sorority sisters of a slain Las Vegas woman joined law enforcement officials Monday in backing a bill that would empower Nevada’s attorney general to create task forces to examine fatal domestic violence cases — and try to figure out where the system failed to prevent deaths in the future. Dressed in the crimson and [...]
