Brothers buying real estate to combat gentrification

In 2013, Timothy Webb Jr. graduated from the University of South Carolina ready to use his degree in information technology to help secure data, and now he's...

‘My brothers’: Congressmen on Alpha Phi Alpha

Fraternity ties run deep in politics and public service, lawmakers say A couple of years ago, Rep. Robert “Bobby” C. Scott got together with some friends from college,...

Caring for the Delta Chi alumni house

TROY, Alabama - In the blinking of an eye, Richard Mays’ life changed. While unloading an antique dresser in the antique shop he owned in North Carolina, the...

New president of Jacksonville State

Jacksonville, Ala. (June 23, 2020) — The Jacksonville State University (JSU) Board of Trustees today confirmed Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr. – a two-time JSU graduate and...

Virtual sessions empower black men

When it became obvious last month that the coronavirus was hitting African Americans harder than other racial groups, Gerry White, a sociologist and an associate professor at...

What does FarmHouse have to do with a cure for cancer?

Braden Wilson (Colorado State 13), joined the Be the Match Registry as an undergraduate and went on to serve on the FarmHouse Fraternity staff for four years. During this...

Dickinson Alumnus Leads Efforts to Feed Families

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania - As businesses, community organizations and schools close their doors in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a growing number of Americans are food insecure,...

Actor’s path from Alabama to Hollywood and back

Had it not been for a speech that Michael O’Neill gave to his fraternity, he probably wouldn’t have been an actor. He wouldn’t have been Special Agent Ron Butterfield on...

Alpha Phi Alpha mentors 600 young men

SHREVEPORT, LA. - The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. have served communities across the US for more than a century. The fraternity kicked off their 74th...

Sebastian Maniscalco is up for the challenge

In 1998, now-world-famous comedian and Northern Illinois University alumni Sebastian Maniscalco, ’95, had finally saved up $10,000 after college and decided to make the trek to Los...

Documentary builds story of Alpha Phi Alpha project

'An Answer from Akron' debuts this week PBS Western Reserve presents the broadcast TV premiere of AN ANSWER FROM AKRON, which tells a unique story about a group...

Alumni chapter mentors minority youth

Joy Garrett–Bey was searching for a leadership program for her two boys when a friend recommended that she check out the Sigma Beta Club that the Fredericksburg-area...