The Black fraternity and sorority community is currently mourning the loss of track star and proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Eric Walker Jr. Walker died on Saturday morning at the age of 25 after fighting for his life in an ICU after being the victim of a tragic car accident on August […]
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of iconic actor and Nichelle Nichols, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. who passed away on Saturday night due to natural causes at the age of 89. Nichols is famous for her role as Lt. Commander Nyota Uhura on Star Trek: The Original Series. As Uhura […]
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of Cheryl A. Hickmon, the current National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. who died Thursday morning. Hickmon was a 1982 initiate of the Alpha Xi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta at South Carolina State University where she also received a B.S. in Professional Biology. A true […]
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of iconic actor Max Julien, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and a graduate of Howard University. According to his wife, he died early Saturday morning at the age of 88. No further details were provided. Julien crossed through the Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi at Howard […]
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of Jelani Day, a member of Omega Psi Phi and graduate of Alabama A&M University who had been missing since August 24th. On Thursday, the LaSalle County Coroner announced that a the deceased man found in Peru, IL earlier this month on September 4th near the south bank […]
The Black fraternity and sorority community is currently mourning the death of civil rights activist and Omega Phi Phi Fraternity, Inc. brother Vernon Jordan. According to CNBC, Jordan died Monday evening at the age of 85. “Vernon E. Jordan Jr. passed away peacefully last evening surrounded by loved ones. We appreciate all of the outpouring […]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her sister died due to complications related to COVID-19 on Wednesday at the age of 64. In a Twitter thread, Bowser called her sister Mercia Bowser a “loving, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend” who worked “tirelessly for children, the elderly, and those with behavioral disorders until her retirement and beyond.” “We’re grateful to the doctors […]