For about two months, as Van Hook was pledging to the fraternity, he says some members of the fraternity constantly made racist, harassing, and threatening comments toward him and others looking to join Kappa Sigma. “I was told, all African-Americans live off of government assistance and welfare. … There’s an instance I was called a […]
Did you know that Stan Lathan is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? Lathan pledged the Delta Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Stan Lathan is an African American television and film director. He has produced sitcoms, comedy specials, and movies. Lathan was born in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Pennsylvania State University where […]
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., recently announced a new partnership with the the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, aimed at supporting the professional advancement and leadership of African American men through graduate business education. According to the press release issued by the fraternity, a fellowship has been created specifically for Alpha Phi Alpha brothers. […]
This week, Google for Startups announced its list of 50 recipients for its second Black Founders Fund and seven of the founders named are members of Black fraternities and sororities. The seven founders who represent Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and Delta Sigma Theta each received $100,000 in non-dilutive funding for their respective […]
The following is an Op-Ed from 2019 by Trés McMichael. As an openly gay Musical Theatre major from the suburbs of Maryland, I was more interested in pliés and Shakespeare than probates and step shows. I knew who I was, who I loved, and the challenges that came with being a black gay man at […]
Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania has announced that it has permanently eliminated its entire Greek life program. Students received the news that their Greek organizations will no longer be officially recognized by the university in a short, two-sentence email from university President Bashar Hanna on May 13th. “Effective immediately, Bloomsburg University is terminating its fraternity and sorority […]
A group of Black fraternity members and HBCU graduates have teamed up to create a show that reviews products from Black-owned businesses. The show that they have created is called The Urban Retrospect and according to the creators, its goal is to “give honest, down-to-earth feedback about Black-Owned products for use in our everyday lives.” […]
Nex Cubed, an early-stage innovation and startup accelerator, has announced the founders (and companies) selected to participate in the inaugural HBCU Founder’s Summer Acceleration Program taking place virtually this summer and a lot of Black fraternity and sorority member led companies made the list. The founders invited to the Summer Acceleration Program will receive $10,000 in non-dilutive […]
So you are dating a member of a Black fraternity, you are over at his house and it is cold. You walk into his room to grab a hoodie or sweater to put on and as you are looking, you come across a pile of his fraternity sweaters. You think to yourself, “Ooh this would […]
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha just relesed a powerful rendition of their fraternity hymn. Alphas who are members of The Hymn Project recently published an extremely polished video in which they sing the National Alpha Phi Alpha Hymn. The video starts with the brothers reciting the poem “House of Alpha” by Sidney P. Brown […]