Alpha Phi Alpha’s Kamau Marshall Named Chief Strategist and Chief Communications Officer for Baltimore City Mayor’s Office

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has announced Kamau Marshall as the new Chief Strategist and Chief Communications Officer for the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office. Marshall, a Spring 2010 initiate of the Delta Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at Texas Southern University, brings a wealth of experience to the campaign from his extensive career in government and […]

Alpha Phi Alpha’s Quinting Lacewell Jr. Elected Co-Chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Business Council

At the United States Conference of Mayors’ 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., Quinting S. Lacewell Jr., a Fall 2010 initiate of the Alpha Phi Chapter or Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at Clark Atlanta University, made history by becoming the youngest Co-Chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Business Council. The event, presided over by Conference […]

Alpha Phi Alpha’s Dr. Mark Brown Named 10th President of Tuskegee University

Tuskegee University has announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Brown, an alumnus from the class of 1986, as the institution’s 10th president and chief executive officer. This historic appointment marks the first time in Tuskegee’s nearly 143-year history that an alumnus will lead the university. Dr. Brown will officially assume his new role on July […]

Stepping into Education: Alpha Phi Alpha’s Sean Burns and The Power of Stepping in Elementary Education

Sean Burns, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., stands as a trailblazer in the realm of teaching the art of stepping to youth. A Spring 2006 initiate of the Gamma Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota, Sean earned his stripes as an educator and has dedicated […]

Leadership Highlight: James Waters the President of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Eta Rho Lambda Chapter in Rochester

In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s Eta Rho Lambda Chapter in Rochester and did an interview with James Waters the President of the chapter. The position of president of a Black fraternity chapter is a highly respected role and there […]

Leadership Highlight: Dr. Karen Williams the Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Zeta Nu Omega Chapter in Westchester County, NY

In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Zeta Nu Omega in Westchester County, NY and did an interview with Dr. Karen A. Williams the Basileus of the chapter. The position of Basileus/president of a Black sorority chapter is a highly […]

Leadership Highlight: Johnathan Whorton the President of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Kappa Delta Lambda Chapter in Lansing, Michigan

In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s Kappa Delta Lambda Chapter in The Greater Lansing-area and did an interview with Johnathan Essex Whorton the president of the chapter. The position of president of a Black fraternity chapter is a highly respected role […]

Leadership Highlight: Mikael LaRoche the President of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Mu Lambda Chapter in Washington DC

In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s Mu Lambda Chapter in Washington, D.C. and did an interview with Mikael E. LaRoche the President of the chapter. The position of president of a Black fraternity chapter is a highly respected role and there […]

Leadership Highlight: Kimberly Hodge-Bell the President of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Omicron Theta Omega Chapter in St. Louis

In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Omicron Theta Omega Chapter in St. Louis, MO and did an interview with Kimberly Hodge-Bell the Basileus of the chapter. The position of Basileus/president of a Black sorority chapter is a highly respected role […]

Leadership Highlight: Dr. Alexis Gaston Heaston the Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Nu Kappa Omega Chapter in Clarksville, Tennessee

In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Nu Kappa Omega in Clarksville, TN and did an interview with Dr. Alexis Gatson Heaston the Basileus of the chapter. The position of Basileus/president of a Black sorority chapter is a highly respected […]