On September 19, 1963, in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, 12 men came together at Morgan State University (then Morgan State College) and created Iota...
Two Delta Sigma Theta sorors have teamed up to found a networking platform for underrepresented creators interested in working in the media and entertainment industries. The...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma are doing their part to help the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter(NAPRPP) Museum with COVID-19 relief funds. The museum, which...
For the third year in a row, the sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. have set the goal to raise $1 million in 24 hours...
The following statement by Alpha Phi Alpha’s General President Dr. Everett B. Ward was sent to Watch The Yard by the fraternity’s headquarters to be published....
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
Facebook announced today that they are launching a new college-only space called Facebook Campus. According to Facebook, Campus will be unique to students at each college/...
In a time when supporting HBCUs is more important than ever, there are huge opportunities for technology to step up to the plate and help alumni...
The sorors of Delta Sigma Theta at Morgan State University welcomed the students at their school back to school this week with love and compassion. In...
Actor, producer, director and Kappa Alpha Psi brother John Marshall Jones is spearheading one of the newest and fastest growing initiatives of his beloved fraternity Kappa...
Seattle has been one of the central points of the Black Lives Matter protests this summer and if you have been to the city, you have...
22-year-old member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Chanel Taylor, created Detroit Benevolent Society, a nonprofit that is providing an average of 50,000 meals each week...
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg this week that he will be making a $100 million donation to financially help current students enrolled at four...
Facebook recently announced that they are dedicating over $40 million of their $100 million investment in the Black community to 10,000 U.S Black-owned businesses. According to...
Spelman College just announced that it will suspend the standardized testing requirement for students applying for the class of 2025. According to the college’s website, this...
On Thursday, Watch The Yard signed an official partnership with Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote in order to help reach the Black college students and...
There are some new brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha at Columbia College Chicago! The Omicron Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha recently revealed their Spring 2020...
Kappa Alpha Psi brother Erik Moses just became the first Black person to be named president at a NASCAR track. On Friday, Moses was named president of...
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. announced today that they will donate $50,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) to fund the...
The NCAA announced Thursday that Kappa Alpha Psi Brother Dr. Derrick Gragg has been selected as their new senior vice president for inclusion, education and community...