The NPHC of Montgomery County in Maryland recently hosted its inaugural Farming for Humanity event, a powerful community service initiative aimed at highlighting the importance of agriculture in...
Twenty years after their graduation, the Howard University Class of 2004 is marking its 20th reunion with an ambitious goal: raising $100,000 by year-end to establish...
In a bid to combat the rising trend of book bans and curriculum alterations that threaten to whitewash history especially in Florida, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,...
The brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. are coming to Tampa for their Grand Conclave and supporting youth and the arts while they are at...
The sorors of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are kicking off their 54th Farwest Regional Conference today in Hawaii by donating personal care kits to the unhoused...
When it comes to serving children the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. continue to put their money where it counts. The fraternity recently announced...
The Xi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. located in Harlem, New York just finished their 38th annual Omega Black College Tour(OBCT) bringing high...
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. just announced that it has successfully completed a historic pledge made in 2021 to raise $1 million for St. Jude Children’s...
In the intricate tapestry of our community, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is more than just a term; it’s a reality that binds us together. With CDC...
Dr. Stacie NC Grant, International President and CEO of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, visited Liberia on March 8th to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Delta...
The following article is sponsored by American Red Cross. During Black History Month, the American Red Cross is honoring the significant achievements of Black Americans and...
The sorors of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting children and youth and they...
The brothers of the Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. at Southern University have been serving the state of Louisiana since they were chartered...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. recently took to the streets around New York’s Penn Station to help those experiencing homelessness. The Kappa Xi...
The brothers of the Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at West Virginia State University celebrated their chapter’s 100 years of existence by donating $125,000...
The Beta Psi 1923 Foundation made up of members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. proved that they are putting their money where their mouth is...
When it comes to supporting the community, you know that you can count on the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. To celebrat their 20th...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha are putting their money where their mouth is and have donated $100,000 to Fort Valley State University. On Saturday, October...
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. recently announced that they have established a partnership with National Disability Institute (NDI) – a national organization exclusively focused on the...
The sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha announced today that they will be providing mammograms to caregivers in the Navajo Nation. As part of Caregivers’ Impact...
Sigma Gamma Rho just announced plans to raise $1 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The announcement, which was made on Friday, comes, “just as the...
Too often, diseases and disparities that affect the Black community at a disproportionate rate receive little attention. It is estimated that over 100,000 people in the...
The sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. announced today that they have raised over $2 million for HBCUs through their national HBCU Impact Day. The...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. are working to make the streets of Birmingham, Alabama a safer place. The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma...
Savannah State University is making sure HBCU students across the nation are safe. Savannah State University (SSU) alumni Cyrus Jackson, the owner of 1 Indigo Child,...
The brothers who crossed through Alpha Phi Alpha’s Beta Tau Chapter at Xavier University of Louisiana are putting their money where their mouth is when it...
The Zetas are working to help women from all walks of life, especially women of color, connect and learn to adopt practices on how to invest...
The Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day surrounded by volunteers and thousands of items for...
The sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are doing great work in regards to helping fight COVID-19 in our communities. The sorority’s North Atlantic Region...
In light of trying times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevie Tchako a Fall 2018 initiate of the Pi Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorors, Yolanda Rodgers Howsie and Keshia Knight Pulliam have teamed up to help support HBCUs. The pair have co-founded the nonprofit, Stepping Into...
Since the start of the fall semester, students have resumed their daily activities by returning to classrooms either virtually or in-person. As the world attempts to...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. announced today that for the third consecutive year, they were able to raise $1 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma are doing their part to help the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter(NAPRPP) Museum with COVID-19 relief funds. The museum, which...
For the third year in a row, the sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. have set the goal to raise $1 million in 24 hours...
22-year-old member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Chanel Taylor, created Detroit Benevolent Society, a nonprofit that is providing an average of 50,000 meals each week...
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. announced today that they will donate $50,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) to fund the...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc announced today that Wayne Brady is the new spokesperson for their Sigma Beta Club. “We are excited to...
The brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. in Minnesota have sprung to action to raise money for their brother, Lawrence “Low” Walker, who was injured...
The Savannah Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting HBCUs. On June...
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), which is...
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has announced that it will donate $50,000 to the National Urban League to help their youth programming. Micheal E. Cristal, the...
The United States Census announced a partnership with Watch The Yard on Monday with the goal of spreading the word about the importance of the the...
Last week, we at Watch The Yard took to our social media and asked our followers how the coronavirus was affecting their lives. To our much...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is bringing its fight against breast cancer to uninsured and underserved women in Hartford, CT this March. The sorority is sending...
A group of brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi are using their good looks to raise money for grassroots youth programs in New York. The 12-month calendar...
The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi from Montclair, New Jersey are taking their mentorship international. This year the Montclair Kappa League took their mentees to West...
Tis’ the season for service but when it comes to the brothers of Iota Phi Theta, service is a year round thing! The Zeta Delta Chapter...
Growing up, I remember hearing our political pundits at in favor of expanding “War on Drugs” polices. I also can’t fail to mention the phrase “Drug....
Carlsbad Laguna Temecula Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the nationally renowned Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo recently partnered yet again for the 35th annual Bill...
The sorors of Zeta Phi Beta are doing some extremely powerful work in funding prenatal education through the March of Dimes March of Dimes president, Stacey...
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors from the sorority’s Great Lakes Region have rallied to help make sure school children near Dayton, Ohio have what they need for...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha in Springfield, Massachusetts are getting kids the things they need to start their school year off right! The Springfield Alphas...
The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi are holding their 84th Grand Chapter Meeting this week in Philadelphia and they are already making their presence felt in...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha are in Las Vegas for their 95th General Convention and are making their mark on the city. Last week, the...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. just signed a new partnership with the National Urban League and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma are putting their money where it counts. During their 2019 Conclave in Las Vegas last week, the brothers of Phi...
The women of Sigma Gamma Rho are doing some very powerful work when it comes to preventing drowning deaths in the Black community. As part of...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha are making major moves to help the community in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. David Garvin Jr. of Alpha...
Did you know that a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi has started a program that trains barbers to become mental health advocates and talk to their...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma announced today that they have signed a historic letter of collaboration with Barack Obama’s My Brothers Keeper Alliance. The letter...
The following was submitted to Watch The Yard by the women of the North Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Atlantic City, NJ –...
The women of Sigma Gamma Rho are teaming up across the country to create a safe spaces to empower youth to advocate for themselves and their...
The Black fraternities and sororities at Bowie State know how to hold it down! The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) at Bowie State University had the opportunity...
The mentors and mentees of the Pensacola Lamplighters just launched a new campaign to promote positivity and self respect. The Keep It King/Keep It Queen Campaign...
Individual members of Black fraternities and sororities have taken to the internet en masse to find a kidney donor for Alieu Kenneh, a member of Kappa...
The men of Omega are doing some serious work in the space of preparing young men for college. The Phoenix based Omega Youth Leadership Academy hosted...
Oftentimes, Black fraternity and sorority undergraduate chapters get criticized for “only stepping and strolling” by people who do not know about the work that they are...
The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. are putting their money where their mouth is with their new initiative to assist in the financial stability of...
Did you know that a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi has opened a holistic healing studio in the middle of Brooklyn that focuses on helping people...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. put their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting HBCUs and just donated $31,000 to...
The women of Sigma Gamma Rho are working to improve prenatal education and care in the Black community this month and by participating in Project CRADLE Care....
It was just announced that actor Malik Yoba has been named the new spokesperson for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.’s auxiliary program that mentors young men,...
Sorors of Zeta Phi Beta are making an impact and making the world a better place both in the US and Africa. Ty Abilla, a member...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma at Morgan State University are stepping for AIDS Awareness. The Mighty Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma recently performed at...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha are showing solidarity and support for those who have alopecia. The Upsilon Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc....
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma are working to help those in need. The Xi Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. at UNC-Chapel Hill recently...
These teachers from Albany, Georgia are encouraging their students through music! Audrianna Cobb and Callie Evans are teachers at Monroe Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia....
This Kappa at Morehouse is shaking things up with this film geared towards suicide awareness. This short film is intended to be a Public Service Announcement...
Check out what the NPHC president is doing at Florida Atlantic University. Over the course of 30 days, The FAU National Pan-Hellenic Council President Calonda Harvey...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma at UNC Charlotte are raising awareness for premature babies in an innovative way. The brothers of the Rho Gamma chapter of...
The brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the sorors of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrated Clark Atlanta University’s 30th homecoming by putting their...
The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting HBCUs. The sorority announced today that...
A brother of Alpha Phi Alpha is making national news after he stopped a suicidal man from jumping off of a bridge using kind words and...
The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi in California are doing some powerful work to prepare young men who emancipated with the things they need to succeed...
A brother of Kappa Alpha Psi has teamed up with his mother to cofound a non-profit that gives young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)...
A group of brothers of Omega Psi Phi from Georgia are currently being celebrated for their bravery and saving someone’s life. While driving back home to...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma are spreading the love in North Carolina! The Sigmas at University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Campbell University hit...
The brothers of the Pi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina are very smart when it comes to service. The...
The Carlsbad Laguna Temecula Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. in California is doing some major work in the community for foster youth. The...
A brother of Omega Psi Phi and a soror of Delta Sigma Theta are on a mission to save the Detroit honey bee population by turning...
The national headquarters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. released an official statement today about the sorority members who were stopped and questioned by state troopers...
The undergraduate brothers of Iota Phi Theta Fraterntiy, Inc. are all about service in New Jersey. The brothers of the Alpha Psi Chapter of the fraternity...
The men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. are dedicated to “training for leadership”, and Brain Richardson Jr.’s work with young men in Indiana is a...
To say that Alpha Dieter Cantu’s life is anything short of inspirational would be an injustice to him and the countless youth he has continued to...
A group of close friends who are Black fraternity and sorority members and graduates from the University of Arkansas recently teamed up to create their own...
Winter is cold and if you are one of the large amount of Americans who does not have a home, it can become unbearable. On Saturday,...
Each year, nearly 13,000 African American babies die before their 1st birthday. They are two times more likely than white babies to die from suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, infection, ingestion,...
The pipeline to prison is a problem that disproportionately affects the African-American community and four Black women who are judges and members of Alpha Kappa Alpha...
The Spring 1987 line of the Gamma Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently celebrated their 30th Reunion at Hampton University’s Homecoming and built...
The Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. just delivered a 125,000 check to Florida A&M University in scholarships for women who go to...
Comic legend and former Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. just announced that she will be opening up the Sheryl Underwood Radio Show to...
The women of Sigma Gamma Rho at Howard University are all about SERVICE! The Alpha Phi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., was chartered on...
International line and chapter trips are becoming a big trend in Black greekdom but these women of Alpha Kappa Alpha are doing something that a lot...
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Named Presenting Sponsor of 2017 FINA World Junior Championships The following is from a press release issued by the sorority. INDIANAPOLIS...
The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha in Dekalb County, Georgia DO NOT PLAY when it comes to service. We at Watch The Yard recently came across...
When people join Black fraternities and sororities they take oaths to serve the community and the people around them and Kappa Alpha Psi member Xavier J. Biles...
Are you ready for some cuteness??? Tevin Studdard, a substitute teacher at Indianapolis Public School James Garfield 31, teamed up with the students he mentors in...
Sigma Gamma Rho is celebrating its 94th Founders’ Day this year and they have launched the #7KFoundersChallenge to honor their founders and their long history of...
Monday it was revealed that the Commander-in-Chief and Kendrick Lamar sat down in the Oval Office to discuss a variety of topics including the mentoring of...
The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha came together to celebrate their second anniversary in South Africa this month. For their anniversary, women of the sorority came...
The Alpha Chapter of Iota Phi Theta has been making some major moves. They recently created a $100,000 endowment for Morgan State University with their alumni...
[The information and photos in this article are directly from the official press release that was released by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.] September 21, 2015...
Juanita Morris, a business owner who lost her fashion boutique to fire during the Ferguson protests is set to reopen her new store with support from Phi...
USA Track & Field made a gold medal move this month when they added Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. to their “RunJumpThrow” program. “Statistics show that...
The work of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. never stops. This weekend the women of Delta Sigma Theta across Illinois partnered with AARP to enforce their...
Brothers of the Nu Alpha Sigma chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., lined up to greet and encourage students for their first day of school...
Brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Chicago Alumni Chapter lined up to greet and encourage students for their first day of school at Emmit Till Math &...
The men of Alpha Phi Alpha raised money for March Of Dimes on Saturday with their third annual West Louisville Fun Run 5K in Louisville, KY. The...
The AKAs are doing it BIG all around the world when it comes to service! This week the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., teamed...
The Texas brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha know how throw a party! Check out this video recap of the “Ice Cold Affair’s Harlem Nights” party that...
While Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. donated computer labs to several schools in New Orleans area during their Kappa Konklave in New Orleans earlier this month,...
[Photo Cred: Sharon Farmer] Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has given a grant of $200,000 to North Carolina Central University (NCCU) as part of this year’s Delta Sigma...
Members of the Divine 9 have teamed up and raised nearly $100,000 for Camp New Joy, a camp targeted a at-risk young men and boys. The...
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., is all about achievement and Tuesday morning they put their money where their mouth is and donated more than $60,000 in...
Mike Brown of the Carolina Panthers recently teamed up with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the Charlottesville Police Foundation by hosting a community day in order...
The Alphas in Georgia are helping their community in a BIG way! “MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity held a free workshop Saturday to...
The AKAs in West Palm Beach, Florida are coming to the rescue and giving girls the chance to enjoy their prom. In the following report from...
The AKA’s are busting a move to promote heart health! On Friday, February 6th, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. held a free Zumba class at Blatt...
You have to get them started young right? Watch as the Eta Chapter Of Iota Phi Theta from Virginia State University teaches kids about the Bow...
What better way to kick off Black History Month than by helping to preserve Black history? The Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc....
Yeah you say you are about service but would you go to the extent of cutting all of your hair off in order to help other people?...
Rapper and proud SGRho, MC Lyte, is the International Ambassador for Sigma Gamma Rho’s Project Reassurance program. In the following video, the famed SGRho sister explains...
What better way to celebrate your Founders’ Day than by giving? The Indianapolis Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi celebrated KAPsi’s Founders’ Day this year by...
Check out this short documentary on a small group of Kappas who got together and raised over 6 MILLION DOLLARS for Virginia State University. Now that’s...
