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Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: December 4, 1906: Alpha Phi Alpha, the First Black Fraternity in the Country, was Founded.
Alpha Phi Alpha™, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in...
HBCU Corner – Live Nation Urban & Student Freedom Initiative Announce HBCU Aware Fest
Live Nation Urban and Student Freedom Initiative announce HBCU AWARE FEST, a historic celebration where culture meets purpose. Anchored by a multi-act concert at State Farm Arena on March 26, 2026, HBCU Aware Fest is designed to raise life-changing funds to address...
Wellness Check – Learn Your Labels: Do You Know What’s in Menstrual Products?
Reading nutrition labels on the foods you eat is becoming more common, but have you ever thought to read the labels on menstrual cycle products? If you don’t, now is the time to do so. And if you don’t use them, tell the women and girls in your life.What is Titanium...
Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: December 3-Abolitionist Newspaper, The North Star, was Established by Frederick Douglass on this Day in 1847
On December 3, 1847, the first issue of The North Star appeared. It was a four-page weekly with a subscription cost of two dollars per year. It had a circulation of between two and three thousand copies, and its publishing costs were about eighty dollars per week. It...
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