Another first for the sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Elaine O’Neal, a member of the sorority was recently elected the first Black female...
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today that they have created an event to celebrate and honor America’s diversity in advance of the inauguration of President-elect Joe...
Alpha Phi Alpha’s Rev. Raphael Warnock made history last night by winning the Georgia runoff election and becoming the state’s first Black senator and the first...
Tony Allen, Ph.D., the President of Delaware State University (DSU) and a member brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was named Chief Executive Officer for President-elect Biden’s...
It was just announced that Alpha Kappa Alpha’s very own Kamala Harris has been elected the first ever Black and first ever Female Vice President in...
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
The brothers of the Divine 9 fraternities have teamed up to make the statement that they are showing up to the polls on election day in...
Texas Southern University students marched to the polls Tuesday morning to kick off early voting. Following the university’s famous Ocean of Soul Marching Band, students marched...
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
With the 2020 election getting closer and closer each day, we at Watch The Yard think it is important to highlight members of our community who...
Delta Sigma Theta just launched a new organization to enhance the sorority’s political presence and build a pipeline to advance the status of Black women in...
Dr. Everett B. Ward, the General President of Alpha Phi Alpha and the chairman of the council of presidents of the National Pan Hellenic Council recently...
Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen California senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. “You make a lot of important decisions as president. But...
Amid coronavirus and the protests against police brutality that are sweeping the nation, many may not realize that four states and Washington DC are holding their...
Amid coronavirus and the protests against police brutality that are sweeping the nation, many may not realize that eight states and Washington DC are holding their...
Move over School House Rock! A rapper named YelloPain just released a video about the importance of voting and how the three branches of government function...
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden tweeted a message to the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. wishing them a happy Founders Day today. “Happy Founders’ Day...
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden tweeted a message to the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. wishing them a happy Founders Day yesterday. “Happy Founders’ Day...
The women of Delta Sigma Theta definitely know how to activate the community! The North Jersey Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. recently created...
Many Americans winced when they heard Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand use the expression, “sold down the river” during the second night of the Democratic Debate. Why?...
California Sen. Kamala Harris announced ABC’s Good Morning America Monday morning that she will be running for president in 2020. The announcement was made on “Good Morning America”...
Justin Fairfax, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, was just elected Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, making him the second African-American elected to statewide office in Virginia. Fairfax has...
California’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, just made history becoming the second black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate ever. Many may not know this, but...
Sigma Gamma Rho just released the following statement about the presidential election and sent it to WatchTheYard.com to share with the public. Cary, N.C. November 9,...
“No Red, No Blue, I’m in it for you!” – Josh Harris Joshua grew up in poverty and his family struggled to make ends meet but...
This story was originally posted on September 4th 2016. Have you ever thought about lying and telling people that you are a member of a Black...
This story was originally published on June 6th, 2016. Donald Trump is in the news again and this time for making racist remarks toward Federal Court...
In 2008, Young Jeezy released “My President” and on Friday January 20th 2017, the chorus of the song will no longer ring true because President Barack...
Delta Sigma Theta’s Soledad O’Brien is not having it with the way cable news networks including CNN, her former employer, are making money off of the...
The Ques of Omega Psi Phi are not going to let the people around them have their voices go unheard during this 2016 presidential election and...
The students at Middle Tennessee State University are speaking up and having their voices heard about the upcoming presidential election. Watch The Yard sent cameras to the...
Black fraternities and sororities have a long and rich history of fighting for the right to vote and promoting the democratic process in the United States...
Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention in Philly was packed with passion and speeches but one thing that especially caught our eye, was the moment that young...
After the recent leak of internal documents from the Democratic Party that forced Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down as chair of the 2016 Democratic National Convention,...
On Monday night, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a speech full of gems at the Democratic National Convention that brought down the house. We have obtained...
The following is a press release issued by collectivepac.org WASHINGTON, DC – Over 1,000 members and supporters of Kappa Alpha Psi have signed a petition standing with Kappa...
People often criticize young citizens from underprivileged areas saying that they would rather stand in line to buy something like a pair of Air Jordans than...
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders kicked off his HBCU campaign tour Tuesday night where he gave a speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Throughout the tour Sanders,...
Bernie Sanders released a dramatic new ad today featuring Erica Garner, the daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner. The four-minute ad starts with Garner’s daughter talking...
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has love for the Nupes. On Tuesday, Bernie tweeted a shout out to the men of Kappa Alpha Psi for their Founders...