Greek9, an online social network for members of the nine NPHC black Greek-letter organizations, was officially launched on June 25, 2007. The site was designed to be a place for black greeks to communicate and interact with each other. By offering discussion forums, picture uploading, private messaging, personal profiles, videos, games, and news feeds, the website has the potential to be a central hub for the black greek community.

The idea for Greek9 was created in the winter of 2006. After noticing the lack of a strong online community for BGLOs Nick Staples decided to explore the possibility of building one himself. He came up with an outline for a generic website that allowed people to post profiles—more of a personals site than a social network. Nick scrapped his idea and started over from scratch; this time focusing more on user interaction and networking. He used ideas from other popular social networks, including Facebook, MySpace, and even the now-defunct MegaGreek website.
 

The result was a design that offered users the flexibility to post and share their own content and    more »

D'Errico Wiley took his first walk as Mr. Tennessee 2007 on the Tennessee State University's Humanities Building stage, June 3, 2007.      His walk along the stage was the first of many steps to a journey across the state of Tennessee.  During his reign as Mr. Tennessee, Wiley will be promoting his platform, entitled "Empowering Youth Through Exposure" .

Wiley, a 23 year old native of Clarksville, TN, is currently pursuing his doctorate in Psychology from Tennessee State University with aspirations of owning a private practice as an adolescent psychologist.   Wiley also completed his Bachelor and Master's degree in Psychology from Tennessee State University. Mr. Wiley is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.

 Along with a crown and a trophy, Wiley was also awarded a $2,000 scholarship to continue his education and assist him in his entrepreneurial endeavors.   

Title sponsors for the Competition were the Nashville Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, Kings Konnection, Diavontti Productions, and Coca-Cola Bottling Company.   Additional sponsors    more »

The reigning Miss Black Tennessee 2006-2007, Kalilah Allen-Harris, was recently crowned
Miss Black USA. On June 2, 2007, Allen-Harris represented the state of Tennessee in the Miss Black USA Scholarship pageant held in the West African country of the Republic of the Gambia.

Kalilah is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She pledged Mu Zeta chapter in 2004 at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 
As Miss Black USA, she receives a $20,000 scholarship and becomes national spokesperson for the organization. Allen-Harris, 22, is a graduate of University of Tennessee and a student at Meharry Medical College.
 
Allen-Harris will pass on her title as Miss Black Tennessee at the upcoming state pageant. She hopes her winning of the national title will inspire young ladies in Tennessee to recognize their talents and enter the state pageant. 

Applications are currently being accepted for contestants in the   more »