Alpha Kappa Alpha

If you’re not familiar with Sam Whiteout… here’s a brief recap – he’s a white boy who went viral because of his Kappa Alpha Psi frat affiliation. Many were impressed when videos showed him hitting the shimmy (see above)– as such, he gained a large following. As noted by blavity.com, White has used his notoriety to talk about social […]

April Ryan goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, President of Tennessee State University, and soon to be International President Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. about her plans in this new role. Having trouble listening above? Listen to the Mp3 below.  READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  LIKE […]

There is absolutely no place for violence in college pledging and the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) chapter at the University of Pittsburgh learned this lesson the hard way. The AKA sorority at the University of Pittsburgh has been suspended after a dozen female pledges told police that a hazing incident spiraled out of control.   […]

The fallout continues with VH1’s controversial reality show, Sorority Sisters.  A week after the show aired their last episodes, one of the “Divine 9″ took swift punishment…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Recent protests against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have created a conundrum for the nation’s black fraternities and sororities: to remain relevant in the black community they need to be involved, but protect their reputations if demonstrations go awry. The competing pressures were exemplified last weekend when […]

The Divine Nine are filled with famous frats and sorors! Flip through this slideshow to see which celebrities have gone Greek!

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since Spike Lee dropped his classic joint School Daze, the film that introduced the world to Black…

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority mourns the passing of Mary Shy Scott, of Atlanta, Ga., on April 15, who served as the Sorority’s 23rd International president from 1990-1994. The theme of her administration was Creative Strategies for Action: Addressing the Crises of the 1990’s. Speaking on behalf of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s 260,000 members worldwide, the Sorority’s […]

Tom Joyner Morning Show correspondent Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” with attorney J. Wyndal Gordon about his four clients, which includes two Howard University seniors and their respective mothers about their suit against the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) for not allowing them into the sorority and for hazing. Howard University seniors, Lauren Cofield […]

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous has a bold suggestion for President Barack Obama: Appoint an African American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. “He still has several more appointments, and we expect that we’ll see at least the same diversity that we saw the first time around,” Jealous told POLITICO. “What we’re hoping to see is […]