Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded January 16, 1920, at Howard University by Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts. Zeta Phi Beta has chartered hundreds of chapters worldwide and has a membership of 100,000+. Motto: “A community-conscious, action-oriented organization” Colors: Royal Blue and White […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was founded by nine women on the campus of Howard University in Washington DC on Jan. 15, 1908.
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Greek-letter fraternity created for African-American men. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven men: Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy. Motto: “First of All, […]
The 2023 march call was for action against all forms of discrimination and inequality. The King family was joined by Rev Al Sharpton, Nick Cannon, Attorney Ben Crump and more...
Chief of Police Pamela Smith holds the distinction of being the first African American to assume this role in the history of the MPD.
In 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally liberated.
Guyana, Belize and Suriname are countries located in Central and South America so why are they a part of The West Indies? Here's Why...
Each of the 54 countries have their own history and culture that is celebrated all over the world! Learn more about each of them...
Who you calling "African American"?!
We’ve been celebrating and recognizing the beauty of our black skin all month long! Now, as we conclude Black History Month 2023, we’ll take it back to day one with our brief yet fun, history of club and house music. From the onset of the early 80s until the late 2010s, the sound of […]
