In a noteworthy development, Marvin Figueroa, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., has been appointed Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, representing...
Tara Murray, a notable member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, has recently assumed a prominent role as the Executive Director of the National Urban League’s Washington...
Dr. Cornell West announced today that he will be running for president in the upcoming election with the People’s Party. “I enter in the quest for...
The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Presidents released a statement Thursday demanding action and change as education in schools especially around diversity, equity and inclusion is under...
In a noteworthy initiative aimed at promoting small business growth and entrepreneurship, Vice President Harris hosted a gathering in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, bringing together more...
On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms are inviting HBCU Student Journalists representing 47 different Historically Black Colleges...
According to the White House, President Biden will personally reach out to each of the Divine Nine organizations in 2023 shooting videos for their founders’ days...
Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. won re-election to a full term in the Senate against GOP nominee Herschel Walker...
Kappa Alpha Psi’s very own Hakeem Jeffries just made history after being elected the House Minority Leader and the first Black person to ever lead a...
This year’s 2022 mid-term elections have resulted in another D9 member being elected to Capitol Hill! Sydney Kamlager, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,...
Another FIRST for the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.! Wes Moore, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, has won Maryland’s gubernatorial race making him...
This year, in honor of National Voter Registration Day, When We All Vote will be activating thousands of voters and volunteers nationwide to get registered and...
Dr. Sesha Joi Moon, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., is the new Director of the House of Representatives Office of Diversity and Inclusion. ...
Dr. Lee Patrick Brown is a criminologist and entrepreneur, who in 1997 become the first African-American mayor of Houston, Texas. He served three terms from 1998...
Today the U.S. Small Business Administration announced a landmark collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to address the wealth gap through Black entrepreneurship. Isabella Casillas...
Did you know that Julia Carson, the first woman and the first African American to represent Indianapolis in Congress, was a member of Zeta Phi Beta...
Were you aware that former U.S. Congresswoman, Carrie Meek, was a member of Delta Sigma Theta? Meek pledged the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. released a statement on Tuesday regarding President Joe Biden signing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. Read the full...
According to the White House, over the last two months more than one-third of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have received bomb threats against their...
Watch The Yard announced today that is a founding partner of Michelle Obama and Chris Paul’s When We All Vote VOTE LOUD HBCU Squad Challenge. On Wednesday, When...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover, the president of Tennessee State University, was just appointed by President Joe Biden to...
Did you know that criminal justice icon Charles Freeman was a Sigma? Freeman was a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Charles Freeman was...
Did you know that Howard University legend Dr. Melvin Evans was a member of Phi Beta Sigma? Evans pledged the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma,...
Did you know that Orlando’s first female Chief of Police, Congresswoman Val Demings, is a member of Delta Sigma Theta? Demings was initiated into the Orlando...
Atlanta has a new mayor and he’s a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. On Tuesday, Andre Dickens defeated Felicia Moore in a runoff election...
Did you know that Robert Morton Duncan was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? Duncan is a Spring 1946 initiate of the Zeta Chapter of Kappa...
Did you know that the first African American to be elected to United States Congress as a Democrat was a Sigma? During his time at Columbia...
Another first for the sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Elaine O’Neal, a member of the sorority was recently elected the first Black female...
Did you know that the first African American to serve as a U.S. Federal District Judge was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? James Benton Parsons...
Did you know that Samuel Pierce, the first African American Fortune 500 company board member was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Pierce pledged the Alpha...
Did you know that Edith Sampson, the first woman to receive a law degree from Loyola University was a member of Zeta Phi Beta? Sampson was...
Did you know that Alexis Herman, the first Black Secretary of Labor is a member of Delta Sigma Theta? Herman pledged the Gamma Alpha Chapter of...
President Biden announced today plans to appoint Kappa Alpha Psi brother, the president of Delaware State University, Dr. Tony Allen, as the chair of the President’s...
Were you aware that Civil Rights Movement leader Barbara C. Jordan was a member of Delta Sigma Theta? Barbara C. Jordan was a proud member of...
Watch The Yard is leading the charge with Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote, a nonpartisan initiative on a mission to fight voter suppression, increase participation...
Tishaura Jones, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a graduate of the HBCU Hampton University made history Tuesday when she was elected the...
Newark, New Jersey’s Mayor, Ras J. Baraka, has become a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. Photos showing Mayor Baraka and Alpha Phi Alpha brothers welcoming him...
Today, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced that Howard University’s marching band will escort Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to the White House to kick off the Parade...
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today that they have created an event to celebrate and honor America’s diversity in advance of the inauguration of President-elect Joe...
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today that they are teaming up with Watch The Yard to stream the presidential inauguration and the official events associated with...
On Thursday, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. created an official petition calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office. The petition, which has already...
Alpha Phi Alpha’s Rev. Raphael Warnock made history last night by winning the Georgia runoff election and becoming the state’s first Black senator and the first...
The largest coalition of members from historic African American women’s organizations, SistersUnited4Reform, just released a statement about voting in Georgia today. The letter which includes all...
According to NBC News sources, President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If she is confirmed,...
Tony Allen, Ph.D., the President of Delaware State University (DSU) and a member brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was named Chief Executive Officer for President-elect Biden’s...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma are making political moves on the local and national level. Cedrick Frazier, a Summer 2006 initiate of Zeta Nu Sigma...
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...
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...
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...
The brothers of the Divine 9 fraternities have teamed up to make the statement that they are showing up to the polls on election day in...
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...
The sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. released an official statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday. Read...
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...
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...
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...
Delta Sigma Theta just launched a new organization to enhance the sorority’s political presence and build a pipeline to advance the status of Black women in...
Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen California senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. “You make a lot of important decisions as president. But...
Young people in Washington DC are leading the way and making their voices heard. Many of them leading this movement there are Black fraternity and sorority...
Amid coronavirus and the protests against police brutality that are sweeping the nation, many may not realize that eight states and Washington DC are holding their...
The United States Census announced a partnership with Watch The Yard on Monday with the goal of spreading the word about the importance of the the...
Every year, African Heritage Day on the Hill happens at the capitol in Minnesota highlighting the contributions of Black Minnesotans and addressing their questions and concerns....
Move over School House Rock! A rapper named YelloPain just released a video about the importance of voting and how the three branches of government function...
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden tweeted a message to the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. wishing them a happy Founders Day yesterday. “Happy Founders’ Day...
Bowie, Maryland just elected its first ever Black mayor and he is a member of Omega Psi Phi. Tim Adams recently won the vote for mayor...
The following release was sent to Watch The Yard to be published by the NPHC. Title: STATEMENT OF DR. EVERETT B. WARD, PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL...
Montgomery, Alabama just elected its first Black mayor and he is a Morehouse Man and a brother of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. This week, Steven...
Many Americans winced when they heard Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand use the expression, “sold down the river” during the second night of the Democratic Debate. Why?...
Dallas has a new mayor and he is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Last night, Texas state Rep. Eric Johnson won the election...
Tonight, Stacey Abrams will make history as the first Black woman to give a State of the Union rebuttal. Two months ago Abrams narrowly lost her...
California Sen. Kamala Harris announced ABC’s Good Morning America Monday morning that she will be running for president in 2020. The announcement was made on “Good Morning America”...
Two sorors of Zeta Phi Beta have teamed up to raise $100,000 for women of color for upcoming elections. Zeta sorors Nicole Butler and Mae Whiteside...
Shirley Chisholm is getting a movie that Viola Davis will star in and produce. According to multiple reports, Amazon Studios has purchased the rights to The...
On Wednesday, House Democrats elected Representative Hakeem Jeffries to lead their caucus when they assume control in January. Jeffries represents New York’s 8th congressional district in Brooklyn...
Mandela Barnes made history Tuesday when he was elected Wisconsin’s first Black Lieutenant Governor. The 31-year-old Milwaukee native is just the second black person elected to...
Watch the live-stream of President Trumps State of the Union address below. politics This video is courtesy of ABC News..
