fraternities
The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It’s the first Black, Inter-Collegiate Greek-Lettered fraternity.
The Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University on January 9, 1914 by three students: the Honorable A. Langston Taylor, the Honorable Leonard F. More, and the Honorable Charles I. Brown. The trio was inspired to create the organization with the premise of embodying brotherhood, scholarship, and service. As the […]
Theta Tau claimed the video was "satire."
Yup, people still haven’t learned that blackface just isn’t cool. Black student groups at UCLA are up in arms about a predominantly White fraternity and sorority holding a “Kanye Western”-themed party. According to the student paper, the party-goers dressed in baggy clothes, blackface, and traditional Kardashian-like attire. UCLA students protest after guests wear blackface to […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Rolling Stone magazine retracted a widely discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia after a top journalism school issued a scathing report Sunday concluding it had failed to meet proper journalistic standards. The review, undertaken at Rolling Stone’s request, presented a broad indictment of the magazine’s […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A now-suspended Pennsylvania State University fraternity’s Facebook posting of photos of nude and partly nude women, some of them asleep or passed out, is sad and offensive and could lead to some students being expelled, the university’s president said Wednesday. “I can’t imagine anybody that’s not appalled by the alleged […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their reputations sullied by race-tainted incidents, many colleges are clamping down on campus fraternities. Despite some swift and tough actions by schools — and in some cases, public humiliation — episodes such as the racist chants by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma keep surfacing. In […]
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A video of University of Oklahoma fraternity members engaging in a racist chant outraged and angered students across the campus, but its release also has sparked a dialogue that many students hope will lead to positive changes at the school. Protests and rallies have been held every day on the campus […]
Because there’s not enough racist chants going viral…some University of Oklahoma frat boys from Sigma Alpha Epsilon were caught singing a racist chant: “There will…
So after bringing shows like Love & Hip Hop New York, Atlanta and now LA to our lives producer Mona Scott Young is set to…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc on June 22, 1952 while studying at Boston University. The Fraternity was…
Are AKAs stuck up and Deltas down to earth? Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” discuss some of the top sorority stereotypes out there in…
-
Mushroom Mania: 2022’s Trendy Plant Boasts Major Health Benefits
-
Dr. James Taylor l The Carl Nelson Show
-
WATCH: What You Need To Know — January 12, 2022: Biden’s True Test — RNC Pays Trump Bills — Black and Missing
-
WATCH: What You Need To Know — November 13, 2020: Biden Gaining Acceptance — Sterling Brown Settles $750K Lawsuit — New Obama Memoir
-
27 items
Keep Their Heads Ringin’! Dr. Dre Gets A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
-
28 items
Rest In Power: Notable Black Folks Who We’ve Lost In 2024
-
10 items
Red Carpet Rundown: Coco Jones Is A Vision In White At The 55th Annual NAACP Awards Pre-Ceremony Gala
-
22 items
Black Excellence & Style: Fashion At The 55th NAACP Awards