Beautiful Black fraternity and sorority couples have existed over 100 years so let’s celebrate their love. We’ve compiled a list of some of the prominent D9...
As her term as Vice President comes to a close this month, we at Watch The Yard are taking a moment to reflect on Kamala Harris’...
Howard University, the birthplace of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., holds a rich history deeply intertwined with the fraternity’s legacy. For members of the Sigma brotherhood...
It was a reunion 65 years in the making. On a nice day during the holiday season, two men who had shared formative years at Howard...
Uncovering D9 Legacy in Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight The highly anticipated 2024 film, The Six Triple Eight, written and directed by Tyler Perry, shines a long-overdue...
By Laura D. Reid Singing along to “can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street,” was a rite of childhood and watching the street’s...
Billy Taylor, the celebrated jazz pianist, composer, and educator, who played a crucial role in the preservation and promotion of jazz as both an art form...
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, Dominica’s first female prime minister, served from 1980 to 1995, playing a significant role in shaping the island’s political landscape during a...
As America anticipates the celestial spectacle of a solar eclipse, Monday’s event holds profound significance beyond its astronomical marvel. For many, it’s an opportunity to witness...
The brothers of Omega Psi Phi held it down in the early 90s! We at Watch The Yard were just submitted this video of the Beta...
Did you know that Alpha Kappa Alpha founder Lucy Diggs Slowe was the first African American woman to win a major sports title? Lucy Diggs Slowe...
Did you know that Emmett Ashford, the first Black umpire in Major League Baseball, was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.? Ashford crossed through...
These Alpha brothers put it down on Tuskegee University’s campus with this one in 1990! Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s, Gamma Phi Chapter brothers gave the...
Have you seen how the sorors of Delta Sigma Theta used to hold it down at North Carolina A&T in the early 90s? We at Watch...
You’ve heard the Biz Markie’s “Just A Friend,” but did you ever realize that the music video features members of Kappa Alpha Psi? “Just A Friend”...
Time for another blast from the past! This time we have collected a list of HBCU women’s sports teams and athletic groups from the early 1900s....
It’s time for another throwback and this time we are taking you back to 1988! We at Watch The Yard recently came across a video of...
August 20th, 2020 celebrates 100 years since the 19th Amendment, which prohibited denying suffrage to anyone on the basis of sex, was ratified and adopted into...
In the early 20th century, a growing movement was underway to recognize and celebrate the contributions of African Americans to American history. Among the organizations at...
Establishing chapters out west and on the Pacific coast was a crucial goal for Black sororities and fraternities, especially as they sought to create organizations that...