Phi Beta Sigma's History

2 Dead, 7 Wounded in Shooting at North Carolina Block Party

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in an early Monday shooting in North Carolina’s largest city, police said, while five others were hit by

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John C. Norman Jr: Cardiovascular Surgeon and Artificial Heart Pioneer

In 1962, Dr. Norman was a National Institutes of Health fellow at England’s University of Birmingham and, in 1964, he joined the surgical staff at Boston City Hospital while serving as an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical

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Aspiring scientist makes breakthrough to Howard University

Campaigning for less than a month, Yashieka Fearon, the brilliant Manchester High School student who was using the GoFundMe platform to pursue her dreams of attending the prestigious Howard University, on Thursday, surpassed her target of US$21,990 (approximately

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Judge Mercer Mance: First African American Elected to a Court in Indiana

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Ralph Lauren and Phi Beta Sigma Launch Collaborative Effort To Increase Black Representation In Fashion

Phi Beta Sigma announced today that they have established a partnership with Ralph Lauren. According to the press release issued by the fraternity, the partnership with Ralph Lauren Corporation will, aim to promote deeper understanding and increased representation of Black and African American

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Evans, Annie/Evanti, Lillian (1891-1967)

Lillian (Evans) Evanti, one of the first African American women to become an internationally prominent opera performer, was born in Washington D.C. in 1891. Evanti was born into a prominent Washington, D.C. family. Her father, Wilson Evans, was a medical doctor and teacher in the city. He was

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Dec

6

1967

Melissa Wood Bartholomew Named Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging | Afro

I write with great pleasure to announce that Melissa Wood Bartholomew, MDiv ’15, will join HDS as the School’s new Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) on July

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Theatre World Mourns Loss of Dr. Shirley Basfield Dunlap | Afro

By Alexis Taylor

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Netflix CEO Seeks to Set Example with $120 Million Donation to Black Colleges, Morehouse President Responds

The multimillion-dollar gift is especially notable for its size: It’s reportedly the largest individual gift in support of student scholarships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Jesse Owens

Born: 9/12/1913 Oakville, AlabamaDied: 3/31/1980 Tucson, ArizonaJesse Owens, the son of sharecroppers and grandson of slaves, was the first person to win four gold medals in track and field in a modern Olympic Games. In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Owens won gold in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter

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Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma, founded at Howard University, 1914

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Jan

9

1914

King, Marjorie Edwina Pitter (1921-1996)

Marjorie Edwina Pitter King, the youngest of the Pitter sisters, was born March 8, 1921, to Edward A. Pitter and Marjorie Allen Pitter, in Seattle, Washington. When she graduated from Garfield High School, she joined her sisters at the University of Washington to study for an accounting degree in

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Mar

8

1921

Holloway, Anne Forrester (1941- 2006)

Anne Forrester Holloway was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Mali on November 6, 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. She was the first African American woman to hold that

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Nov

6

1979

Alexander Thomas Augusta

Alexander Thomas Augusta, first African American faculty member of an American medical school, Howard University, is born free

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Mar

8

1825

Today in Black Twitter: An Actual Black Person Who Worked at Twitter Speaks His Mind

Mark Luckie is tracking the daily trends of "Black Twitter"

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James Amos Porter (1905-1970)

born on this day; wrote the definitive book, Modern Negro Art (1943, 1969, 1992); head, Department of Art, Howard University from 1953-1970; painter and historian

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Dec

22

1905

Black fathers in America deserve their own Hall of Fame | The Crusader Newspaper Group

How about every major city in the nation establishing a Black Fathers Hall of

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High School Senior Gets Into 24 Colleges While Running A Company

In the case of 17-year-old RuQuan “Ru” Brown, his mission was always clear—excel in school and get into

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Caribbean Graduate School of Theology gets first female president

SHORTLY after she assumed responsibility as campus registrar at the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (CGST), Dr Viviene Kerr was identified as the best person to take the institution to the next level as its new

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Morrison, Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" (1931- 2019)

Born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio to parents George and Ella Ramah Wofford, novelist Toni Morrison grew up in a working class family. She received a B.A. degree from Howard University after majoring in English and minoring in the classics. Wofford earned an

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Feb

18

1931

Ralph Bunche

Born: 8/7/1904 Detroit, MichiganDied: 12/9/1971 New York City, New YorkRalph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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Washington, Walter Edward (1915-2003)

Walter Edward Washington, attorney and politician, was born in Dawson, Georgia, on April 15, 1915 to Willie Mae and William L. Washington. After his mother’s death in 1921, Washington moved with his father to Jamestown, New York. Washington excelled academically and athletically in the public

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Oct

27

2003

Caribbean Graduate School of Theology gets first female president

SHORTLY after she assumed responsibility as campus registrar at the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (CGST), Dr Viviene Kerr was identified as the best person to take the institution to the next level as its new president. She was recently officially appointed as the first female president of

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Kristal Hansley Is The First Black Woman To Launch A Community Solar Company And Did So On Juneteenth - Blavity

Not letting those odds deter her, Kristal Hansley has just become the first Black woman in the country to own a community solar

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For the greater good : University leadership’s impact during the pandemic –

Current and prospective students, university faculty, staff, and alumni and higher education pundits are waiting with bated breath across the country on guidance from governors, mayors, and university presidents regarding whether or not students will return to college campuses for the fall

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Dr. Herman Branson -- Physicist, Chemist

Born: August 14, 1914

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Aug

14

1914

Simmons College of Kentucky [Louisville] (1879- )

Simmons College of Kentucky, the state’s oldest African American college, was founded in 1879. The college was established by former slaves to train the sons and daughters of fellow African Americans. In August of 1865, Rev. Henry Adams led the effort to create the institution where he proposed

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Aug

30

1930

Prologue: Selected Articles | National Archives

Prologue: Selected Articles

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Black Fraternity National Presidents Call For Immediate Arrest of All Officers Involved in George Floyd's Murder - Watch The Yard

In response to the police killing of George Floyd in South Minneapolis, the presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma and Iota Phi Theta have written an open letter calling for the filing of criminal charges and the immediate arrest of all the officers involved

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Charles Drew

Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.C., the son of Richard and Nora Drew and eldest of five children. Charles was one of those rare individuals who seemed to excel at everything he did and on every level and would go on to become of pioneer in the field of

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