Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., has been elected Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 119th...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Democratic Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager, a member of Zeta Phi Beta, will be sworn in to the California State Senate this month after winning two-thirds of the...
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 are teaming up with Watch The Yard to stream the presidential inauguration and the official events associated with...
Phi Beta Sigma made the announcement today that US Representative Adriano Espaillat has become a member of their fraternity. Rep. Espaillat represents New York’s 13th congressional district and...
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...
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 following statement by Alpha Phi Alpha General President Dr. Everett B. Ward was issued to Watch The Yard by Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity, Inc.’s Director...
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...
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...
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 Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority, Inc. released an official statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday. “We...
The sorority sisters of Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc. released an official statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday. “Supreme...
The sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. released an official statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday. Read...
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...
The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi released an official statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday. “We are saddened to...
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s General President, Dr. Everett B. Ward, recently released remarks on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read...
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...
The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi take their mission of “Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor” to heart especially when it comes to serving as...
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden tweeted a message to the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. wishing them a happy Founders Day today. “Happy Founders’ Day...
Zeta Phi Beta’s Tamika Montgomery-Reeves recently became the first African American ever to be appointed to Delaware’s Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment to the court,...
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...
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Congressman Elijah E. Cummings has passed away. According to reports, Cummings passed away at Johns Hopkins...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. released an official statement today addressing the recent abortion ban in Alabama as well as other laws that deny women access...
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...
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...
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...
The women of Zeta Phi Beta issued a statement Tuesday urging members of the sorority and its auxiliaries to contact their senators and let them know...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma have issued a public statement on Supreme Court candidate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The statement, which was released by the fraternity...
Did you know that the first Black Mayor of New York, David Dinkins is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Dinkins crossed the Beta Chapter of...
Over 1,200 women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. showed up in Washington, DC this week to have their voices heard. The members of the organization...
The White House recently announced that Ashley Bell, Esq., a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. will take over the director position of the Small...
Watch the live-stream of President Trumps State of the Union address below. politics This video is courtesy of ABC News..
Justin Fairfax, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, was just elected Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, making him the second African-American elected to statewide office in Virginia. Fairfax has...
Alpha Phi Alpha brother Melvin Carter III made history Tuesday night by being elected the first Black mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. The 38-year-old earned more...
San Fransisco 49er’s quarterback Colin Kaepernick has decided to use his own money and the money he has made from his jersey sales to help the...
Florida Representative Shevrin Jones (D-West Park) a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. says he will file legislation to immediately remove all Confederate statues, signs...
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...
California’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, just made history becoming the second black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate ever. Many may not know this, but...
The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha are women of firsts and it looks like these they can celebrate another first added to their list! On December...
President Barack Obama has appointed Gentry O. Smith, a career Foreign Service officer and member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., to be director of the...
On Thursday, President Barack Obama defended the Black Lives Matter movement, saying that their concerns about racial disparities in the criminal justice system are legitimate. He...
Kappa Alpha Psi’s very own Congressman Alcee L. Hastings is NOT TO BE MESSED WITH. During a congressional hearing where republicans were attempting to repeal Obamacare...
The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., know how to support their members. On Wednesday, the Senate hearing room where sorority sister, Loretta Lynch was...