This article is the second part of a two-article series highlighting Black Greek life in the Midwest. The first article can be found here. In the...
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has appointed NASA astronaut Victor Glover Jr. as the Honorary Chair for its 2023 Conclave in Houston. Currently Victor Glover is...
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Alabama State...
Yale Divinity School has announced the establishment of its new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s very own Alpha Phi...
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. made the official announcement Tuesday that they have inducted four new honorary members as part of their Founder’s Month Honorary Class....
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. announced Tuesday that Fantasia Barrino-Taylor is now an honorary member of the sorority. The sorority took to social media to announce...
The International Grand Basileus of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc, Rasheeda S. Liberty, has been named Chair of the Council of Presidents for the National Pan-Hellenic...
The Ohio State University just unveiled its new National Pan-Hellenic Council Inc. (NPHC) Plaza to celebrate its long history of Black fraternities and sororities on campus....
Google for Startups recently announced announced its list of 50 recipients for its Black Founders Fund and seven of the founders named are members of Black fraternities and sororities....
This week the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) named Fayetteville State University among 19 institutions of higher education that were...
Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has named 19 institutions of higher education as Fulbright Historically Black College and...
The women of Delta Sigma Theta do not play when it comes to STYLE and SISTERHOOD! To celebrate their 20th crossing anniversary, the women of the...
Zillow has opened registration for its second annual HBCU Housing Hackathon for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The hackathon will be held in partnership with United Negro...
Rhyne Howard, a member of Zeta Phi Beta and the Atlanta Dream’s 2022 WNBA No. 1 Draft Pick, has been selected as the Associated Press’ WNBA...
The women of Delta Sigma Theta do not play when it comes to STYLE and SISTERHOOD! To celebrate their 20th crossing anniversary, the women of the...
Dr. Sesha Joi Moon, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., is the new Director of the House of Representatives Office of Diversity and Inclusion. ...
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of iconic actor and Nichelle Nichols, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. who passed away on Saturday...
Ricky Lewis has been elected the 42nd Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Lewis is coming to the highest leadership position in the fraternity...
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. just announced that Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant has been elected the new International President of the sorority. Zeta Phi Beta took...
Kennedy Whisenant, a soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and a student at Clark Atlanta University was just crowned Miss Collegiate America 2022. Whisenant, an...
Graduation season is upon us and members of Black fraternities and sororities are taking graduation pictures that are better than ever. We at Watch The Yard...
Graduation season is upon us and members of Black fraternities and sororities are taking graduation pictures that are better than ever. We at Watch The Yard...
Graduation season is upon us and members of Black fraternities and sororities are taking graduation pictures that are better than ever. We at Watch The Yard...
President Biden and Vice President Harris announced the launch of the White House Internship Program today and for the first time in history, White House interns...
Did you know that only 7% of medical students, 6% of medical school graduates, and only 5% of physicians are Black? The American Heart Association is...
In a response to the news of the US Supreme Court potentially reversing Roe v. Wade, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. released a statement reaffirming their...
After almost 20 years, Morris Brown College in Atlanta has regained full accreditation. On Tuesday, the HBCU was granted full accreditation in a unanimous vote from...
It was recently announced that Vice President Kamala Harris and Birmingham Mayor, Randall Woodfin will headline Tennessee State University’s 2022 Spring Commencement in May. Vice President Harris is a...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. released a statement on Tuesday regarding President Joe Biden signing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. Read the full...
Did you that astronaut Joan Higginbotham is a member of Delta Sigma Theta? Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut. As...
According to the White House, over the last two months more than one-third of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have received bomb threats against their...
Dillard University’s Mock Trial Team just made history. For the first time in history, the Dillard University Mock Trial Team has advanced to the American Mock...
Do you know of an HBCU student who needs a $10,000 scholarship? The Propel Center has announced the launch of its Propel Student Impact Scholarships, with...
Watch The Yard announced today that is a founding partner of Michelle Obama and Chris Paul’s When We All Vote VOTE LOUD HBCU Squad Challenge. On Wednesday, When...
This Black History Month, current and former Student Body Presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Wellesley are using their platforms to shed light on the achievements and...
This season the Chicago Bulls centered their Black History Month efforts on honoring the Black community through a celebration of Black joy and paid homage to the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). On February 7th,...
HBCU marching band culture is getting its own show on The CW with MARCH a docuseries following Prairie View A&M University’s Marching Storm marching band. The...
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of Cheryl A. Hickmon, the current National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. who died Thursday morning. Hickmon...
Black greekdom is currently mourning the death of iconic actor Max Julien, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and a graduate of Howard University....