All Entries Tagged With: "Omega Psi Phi"
Pride of Bed-Stuy: Omega Frater Earl G. Graves, Sr.
Source Earl G. Graves is a philanthropist, author, publisher and founder ofBlack Enterprise Magazine. Earl G. Graves was born on January 9, 1935, in Brooklyn and raised in Bedford Stuyvesant, where he learned hard work and perseverance from his parents, Earl Goodwin and Winnaford Colette Sealy Graves. Graves attended Morgan State University, where he became [...]
Omega Psi Phi members ‘try to be a presence’ to black youths
Source They are the black men wearing royal purple and old gold who volunteer to deliver Friend-in-Deed meals to the poor of Springfield. They help not-for-profit groups with fundraising. They participate in voter registration drives. And they mentor and provide scholarships to disadvantaged youth while enjoying the fellowship of other black men whose roads to [...]
Omega Frater Edmund Lewis teaches young men in Detroit how to dream, see themselves in a better light
Source Edmund Lewis measured about a dozen young men for shirts and gave them donated ties. While he took measurements and tied ties, the 25-year-old Detroiter talked about college. “I want them to know you don’t have to be sagging to be cool,” Lewis said after a meeting at Community High School in Detroit’s Brightmoor [...]
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 [...]
The NPHC of Marquette University Presents The 2012 Brew City Stomp Down Step Show
The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Marquette University Presents The 2012 Brew City Stomp Down Step Show Sponsored By City Year Milwaukee On Saturday, February 4, 2012, the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Marquette University once again brings you Wisconsin’s largest step show- and this time it’s BETTER THAN EVER. Featuring the organizations of the Divine Nine: Alpha [...]
Obituary: Omega Frater Curtis Murray, Sr., 73
Source Mr. Curtis Thwaite Murray Sr., 73, departed this life unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at Bristol Hospital. He was the widower of Kathy (Olmstead) Murray, his devout and loving wife of 25 years. Mr. Murray was born March 22, 1938, in Augusta, Ga., a beloved son of the late Isaac Lee and Marietta [...]
NPHC Mourns the loss of Omega Frater James T. Bailey NPHC 21st National President
NPHC Mourns the loss of Frater James T. Bailey NPHC 21st National President and member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Frater Bailey served as National Pan-Hellenic Council President from 1972-1974. Frater Bailey was living in Antioch, California at the time with his family. Brother James Bailey, Chi Phi 1947, Life Member Number 66, current [...]
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 [...]
“My Name is Karen” The stageplay sponsored by Progressive Greek Magazine
Karen, a young lady 16-year old, is confronted by her family’s generational curse of destructive behaviors. With no help, no resources, and no way out she becomes a victim of the world she tries to escape…Her mother’s debt becomes her own, her only friend has turned her back on her, and the world she lives [...]
Omega Psi Phi Celebrates Induction of New Members at Iowa State
Source Members of Omega Psi Phi gathered around Parks Library Tuesday night after their probate show to celebrate the acceptance of new members into their fraternity. Omega Psi Phi was the first African-American fraternity to be established in the United States. Its first chapter was founded in 1911 at Howard University in Washington D.C. “We [...]
