Did you know that Rhodes Scholar Wes Moore is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Moore pledged the Sigma Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Wes Moore is an African American Army veteran, businessman, author, and television producer. He is also a Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest international fellowship in […]
Did you know that African American baseball icon Donn Clendenon was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? Clendenon pledged the Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Donn Clendenon was a Major League first baseman born in Neosho, Missouri. Six months after he was born his father passed away from leukemia. His mother remarried […]
Did you know that the only Black U.S. Treasurer Azie Morton was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha? Morton pledged the Beta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Azie Morton was the first and only African American to hold the seat of United States Treasurer. She served under the Carter Administration from 1977-1981. […]
Did you know that former U.S. Congressman Floyd Flake is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Flake pledged the Zeta Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Floyd Flake was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Houston, Texas. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilberforce University becoming the […]
Did you know that African American acting pioneer Olivia Cole was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha? Cole was inducted as an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Cole was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1942. After graduating from Hunter College High School she decided to study drama at Bard College. In addition, […]
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. recently took to the streets around New York’s Penn Station to help those experiencing homelessness. The Kappa Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, also known as The Wall Street Alphas, headed to Penn Station on December 4th, 2021 to do their 5th annual Founders’ Day community service […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover, the president of Tennessee State University, was just appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the Vice Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The announcement was made on Wednesday via Alpha Kappa Alpha’s social […]
Did you know that the Father of African American Art History James Porter was an Alpha? Porter pledged the Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. James Porter was instrumental in establishing the field of African American art history. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Howard University where he pledged Alpa Phi […]
Did you know that African American actor Aaron Spears is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? Spears pledged the Mu Phi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Aaron Darnell Spears was born in Washington D.C. He studied computer science and mathematics at Delaware State University. Spears is best known for his role as “Money” […]
Were you aware that Anne Gamble Kennedy was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha? Kennedy pledged the Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Anne Gamble was born in Charleston, West Virginia where she received her early education. The schools were segregated at the time but she managed to secure a seat in the […]