In the summer of 1934 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority initiated their “Summer School for Rural Teachers” in rural Lexington, Mississippi. The program was intended to improve...
Since the start of the fall semester, students have resumed their daily activities by returning to classrooms either virtually or in-person. As the world attempts to...
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....
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...
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...
The National Chaplain of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Reverend Dr. Johnathan C. Augustine, recently published an open letter regarding the reopening and preoccupancy of houses...
The following was sent to Watch The Yard by Jackson State University. In light of recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson State University has temporarily...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fraternity...
In response to President Donald Trump’s “Opening Up America Again” plan, the General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Everett B. Ward, Ph.D., published an...
Last week Watch The Yard hosted YARD CON, a digital conference for Black students from HBCUs and PWIs who are currently navigating shutdowns due to the...
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Florida A&M University...
School may have been shut down due to COVID-19 but the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha in New York are not letting that stop their outreach...
Watch the Yard Announces Yard Con, a $2 Day-Long Digital Conference for Black College Students Who Have Been Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19 (April 15th, 2020) –...
Even though the quarantine has stopped many things across the nation it has not stopped the community service of the members of Zeta Phi Beta. Recently...
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of famous New Orleans musical family, Ellis Marsalis Jr., who died on Wednesday...
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of beloved Detroit community leader, Rep. Isaac Robinson, who died on Sunday from suspected coronavirus complications at the young...
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of beloved Detroit community leader, Marlowe Stoudamire, who died on Tuesday from the coronavirus at 43 years old. Stoudamire...
As more and more universities shut down, cancel classes and move to online and remote/online educational alternatives, it was only a matter of time before we...
Howard University recently announced that due to the growing threat of the coronavirus, it will move all of its classes to online classes effective March 23rd...
Spelman College is one of the many HBCUs to take preventative measures to protect their students, staff and faculty from the spread of the coronavirus. The...
Morehouse College is one of the many HBCUs to take preventative measures to protect their students, staff and faculty from the spread of the coronavirus. On...
In order to protect students, faculty and staff from the coronavirus Lincoln University in Missouri has decided to extend their spring break and extra week. The...
The following press release was sent to Watch The Yard by Jackson State University (JACKSON, Miss.) – Jackson State University joins Mississippi’s other public universities by modifying class...
The following statement was sent to Watch The Yard by Lane College Jackson, Tenn (March 13, 2020) Dear Lane College Community, Your health and safety have been...