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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® to Present Over $1.6 Million to HBCU Presidents During Black History Month

February 6, 2019 sonadmin 0

SOURCE Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA), in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), is pleased to announce the establishment of the AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund. The fund was created […]

Meet the man who created Black History Month

February 6, 2019 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: CNN staff Although National African American History Month wouldn’t be officially celebrated until after he passed, Dr. Carter G. Woodson was responsible for the creation of the monthly observance. Born in 1875 near New […]

Historical Maker Honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Founder Harriet J. Terry

January 30, 2019 sonadmin 0

by Dr. Wilma J Ruffin, Chapter President with courtesy The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Gamma Omega Chapter, dedicated a historical marker honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Founder Harriet Josephine Terry on Tuesday, […]

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Inc. held its 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast

January 23, 2019 sonadmin 0

Members from local organizations in NW Huntsville walked-out during mayor’s unity award acceptance. Protestors picketed outside the VBC, North Hall. Compiled by Speakin’ Out News; SON photo credits by Shelly Williams HUNTSVILLE, AL – – […]

How Stevie Wonder helped make Martin Luther King Jr. day a national holiday

January 16, 2019 sonadmin 0

By Examiner Staff A video published by Vulture on Friday relays crucial role Motown singer Stevie Wonder played in bringing Martin Luther King Jr. Day into fruition. In 1968, just four days after Dr. King’s […]

Government shutdown is making it difficult to celebrate MLK. But families won’t give up.

January 16, 2019 sonadmin 0

By Nicole Chavez, CNN For years, Nikeland Nichols has traveled hundreds of miles to march on the streets of Atlanta with his children, sing at the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once […]

Remembering Dr. King & “The Other America”

January 16, 2019 sonadmin 0

By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor Once again on the third Monday in January, much of the nation will mark the anniversary of the death of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countless […]

Dr. Patricia Sims

January 16, 2019 sonadmin 0

From Classroom Teacher to College President By Phyllis Jones, Speakin’ Out News, senior writer A new chapter is being added to JF Drake State Community and Technical College’s history book. Dr. Patricia Sims is now […]

Government Shutdown Closes National Black Museum Indefinitely

January 9, 2019 sonadmin 0

By Erick Johnson, NNPA The popular National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) closed Wednesday January 2, the latest attraction to close due to the partial government shutdown. Hundreds of employees at the […]

Judge Agrees To Release Ailing Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford From Prison

January 2, 2019 sonadmin 0

By Kim Chandler / The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford arrived at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham Saturday evening. On Friday, December 28, Judge L. Scott Coogler of the […]