Earnest Coverson, the youth and college regional director of the NCAAP, offered advice about being a member of a high profile group.

“People are going to label you if you are part of an organization,” he said. “Once you join, you’re in the spotlight.”

Coverson, along with members of several African American campus organizations conferred Wednesday in the Bovee University Center Lake Michigan Room as part of the “That’s What it’s Made 4” forum hosted by the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.   more >>

Dr. Sandra K. Johnson

Member: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Electrical Engineer - Senior Technical Staff Member, Chief Technology Officer for IBM Systems and Techonology Group

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Thanks to the efforts of the Beta Sigma Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, metropolitan area senior high school students visited the campuses of several college campuses in three states during spring break.

Accompanied by members of the chapter, the 34 students visited Paul Quinn College, Texas College, Jarvis Christian College and Wiley College in Texas, Southern University and Grambling University in Louisiana, and Philander Smith College and Shorter College in Arkansas.   more >>

The Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. recently teamed up to stress the importance of buckling up on the road.

Last month at the Parker-Riddick community, a workshop was held to emphasize seat belt safety. Clarence Nelson, the fraternity's national chairman of the Seat Belt Safety Initiative, provided information to parents about keeping themselves and their children safe while traveling.   more >>

What does it take to get the media to cover African-American males in a positive light? Any citizen can pick up the newspaper, turn on the television, even listen to the radio and find tons of news coverage on the negative plight, actions and events surrounding any age black male. Where are the media when positive events happen in our community concerning black males?

If 425 black men decided to walk down the same street at the same time, minding their own business; or if they showed up at Fourth Street Live wearing "throwback jerseys," which are deemed inappropriate apparel . . . every media outlet in Louisville . . . would cover the story.   more >>

Finesse Mitchell
Comedian / Actor
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Long before Finesse became a cast member of Saturday Night Live, he has made quite an impact in the world of stand-up comedy. Finesse Mitchell entered his first comedy contest in and won first place. Since that day, he's been making people laugh for a living. His witty sense of humor, Southern charm, and showmanship are making him one of the brightest young stars on the comedy horizon.  more >>

Kappa Alpha Psi and Alpha Delta Pi will perform together in Songfest. The Kappas are the only black fraternity involved.

Personally, I don't really think of it in those terms," said Melvin Felton, the president of Kappa Alpha Psi and a senior majoring in print journalism, referring to how he feels about being the only black fraternity in Songfest this year. "We're students who participate in events just like every other student organization."   more >>