by Verlie S | Jun 11, 2019 | History
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was formed by three junior students and their faculty advisor Dr. Ernest Everett on November 17, 1911. The students were Frank Coleman, Oscar James Cooper, and Edgar Amos. The meeting that formed the organization took place at Howard...
by Verlie S | Jun 10, 2019 | History
Kappa Alpha Psi is a Greek-letter fraternity founded in January 5, 1911, on Indiana University (Bloomington) in Bloomington, Indiana. A small group of Black students at Indiana University decided to start the organization because they had common interests and had a...
by Jackson Ra | Jun 10, 2019 | Africa, News, Politics News
The people of Sudan have been fighting a monumental fight, an amazing struggle against the leftover corrupt powerhouse of their old government and the army. The horrendous system that was left behind after the fall out of colonialism in the motherland. And now our...
by Verlie S | Jun 7, 2019 | History
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. is the first ever black fraternal organization in the United States. Alpha Phi Alpha is an organization committed to mentoring leaders and encouraging a spirit of brotherhood. The organization also focuses on promoting academic...
by Verlie S | Jun 6, 2019 | History
Juneteenth is a celebration held on June 19th every year to commemorate the independence of African-Americans when the news of freedom finally reached all enslaved African-Americans and “officially” ended. It involves a celebration of the rich culture, history, and...
by Verlie S | Jun 5, 2019 | History
Over two years after President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, which brought a legal end to slavery in America, the oppression of the enslaved in some “hold-out” states did not translate into actual freedom. Southern states that split far from...
by Verlie S | Jun 4, 2019 | History
African-Americans in the United States recognize June 19th, 1865 as the dawn of freedom. Juneteenth is a linguistic combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth”. It came into being two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed...
by Reneegede | Jun 4, 2019 | Black 365, Black Church & Religiosity, Black Family & Community, News, Positivity
There are many ways a person can fall into self-hatred and lack of inner esteem: _ 1) Abuse (toxicity in relationships with others, mainly the people who bring bad energy into your domain and try to induce you to feel as less than you are. Note: Toxic relationships...
by Verlie S | Jun 3, 2019 | History
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Dating back to the year 1865, two years after President Lincoln’s historic Emancipation Proclamation when the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger,...
by Reneegede | May 27, 2019 | Black 365, Black Church & Religiosity, Black Family & Community, Black Family Matters, Black Love, Black Pride, News, Opinion, Politics News, Reparations Matter
There are 10 ways you can tell a Black racist…a REAL one, not one who opposes white supremacy, from Black (African) Americans: *** ______________ *** Not Listening nor Caring About Black People Until A White Person Speaks 1) Anyone who doesn’t pay much...
