Did you know that the founding father of the latino-based fraternity Sigma Lambda Beta just so happens to be a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.? The...
Sports teams were one of the ways that Black fraternities showed their influence on college campuses and in the community in the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s and...
It is very rare to find any video relating to Black greek life before the 1980s but boy do we have something for you. We have...
We have compiled a list of 28 rare pictures of what pledging a Black Greek fraternity/sorority looked like back in the day. We feel that these...
In September of 1848, Frederick Douglass wrote an open letter to Thomas Auld — the man who, until a decade previous, had been Douglas’ slave master before...
Written by Laura D. Reid (@thisisldr) When former President Barack Obama ran his 2008 presidential campaign utilizing multi-racial coalitions, he took a page out of Tom...
By Laura D. Reid When Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Kamala Harris became Senator-Elect in California this month, she walked through a glass ceiling that had previously been...
You’ve definitely heard the story of how Ruby Bridges desegregated the New Orleans school system in 1960 at the age of 6. For many young people...
Indiana University Bloomington just released the following press release about honoring their university’s long history of Black fraternities and sororities by dedicating plots to them on...
Did you know that the first white member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., was a freedom rider who was hunted by the KKK for working...
Dorothy Height has been dubbed the “Godmother of Civil Rights” by Barack Obama, has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal...
Alpha Kappa Alpha has made history again. The sorority which is the oldest Greek-letter organization established in America by Black college women, has become the first not-for-profit...
Now this is something everyone needs to see! In 2011, Rainforest Films produced a television documentary for BET about the story of Dr. Martin Luther King,...
Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is undoubtedly one of the most renowned Alphas of all time. Many know that King was an Alpha...
If you are a member of the African-American community you have definitely heard the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” sang at churches, political events, HBCUs and...
Author, Zora Neale Hurston, was born 126 years ago today, on Jan. 7, 1891 and members of Black fraternities and sororities are celebrating her. Zora pledged...
He was an amazing inventor, botanist and scientist in the early 1900s and is know for Carver developing hundreds of products using the peanut, sweet potatoes and...
Members of Kappa Alpha Psi have served in every conflict since World War I. Today, Kappas are in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast...
Time for another history lesson! We at WatchTheYard.com just came across this short documentary on the musical traditions and recollections of eight retired African-American railroad track...
It is with great regret that we inform you that Brother Albert C. Spurlock (Beta Chapter 1933) of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. passed away on 2/4/15...