Did you know that the first African American elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.?...
Did you know that the first Black person appointed to officially represent the United States at the United Nations was an honorary member of Zeta Phi...
Did you know that veteran actress Anna Maria Horsford is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.? For more than four decades, she has been...
Did you know that the first African American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.? His...
Did you know that the billionaire investor who paid off the student debt of an entire Morehouse College graduating class is a member of Alpha Phi...
Did you know that the Grammy-winning gospel voice behind “I Need You Now” is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.? His name is Smokie...
Did you know that the first African American admiral in the history of the United States Navy was a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc....
Did you know that the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States was a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,...
Did you know that one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live got his start singing in the concert choir of a historically Black...
Did you know that the first African American to graduate from West Point was once a student at the historically Black university now known as Clark...
Did you know that one member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. became the sorority’s first national executive director, the first Black woman U.S. ambassador, the...
L. Douglas Wilder, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., made history in 1990 when he became the first Black person elected governor of a...
Did you know that the woman who helped build an entire field of theology around the experiences of Black women got her start at two historically...
Did you know that Vickilyn Reynolds, the versatile actress and singer known for the film Friday and her celebrated one-woman tribute to Hattie McDaniel, is a...
Did you know that Alexis Herman, the first Black American to serve as United States Secretary of Labor, was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.?...
Did you know that the first Black woman to lead the Girl Scouts of the USA is a soror of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.? Her name...
Did you know that Dr. Melvin H. Evans, the first elected governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.?...
Did you know that actor and singer T.C. Carson is a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.? Beloved as the suave Kyle Barker on the...
Did you know that the first African American woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court was a member of Zeta Phi Beta? Her...
In 1910, Shelley Parker, an older society matron, organized the Do-Li-So Club, a domestic, social, and literary organization for young Black women in Chicago. Shelley was...