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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Hosts ‘Black Dollar Days,’ Championing Black And Women-Owned Businesses

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Hosts ‘Black Dollar Days,’ Championing Black And Women-Owned Businesses

Historically Black sororities have partnered with Black and women-owned businesses on Germantown Avenue to participate in “Black Dollar Days.” On Monday, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. held a shopping event to promote Black and women-owned businesses in Philadelphia. One local member of the AKA sorority who attended the event proudly shared her latest purchase. “I stopped at Between Friends, […]

A Blueprint to Running The Yard as A Black Fraternity or Sorority

A Blueprint to Running The Yard as A Black Fraternity or Sorority

Spring 2014, is when I heard someone say to me, “ The Real Work Begins Now”. I was excited to embark on membership, but I did not know what to truly expect. Little did I know that this phrase would stick with me for the next nine years as I advised thousands of college students. […]

Seven Black Fraternity and Sorority Member-Owned Startups Awarded Google ‘Black Founders Fund’ Funding of 0,000 Each

Seven Black Fraternity and Sorority Member-Owned Startups Awarded Google ‘Black Founders Fund’ Funding of $100,000 Each

Google for Startups recently announced announced its list of 50 recipients for its 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 startups as […]