Friday, February 17, 2012
Black History FACT of the Day
Did you know that the nine historically Black fraternites and sororities of the NPHC which stands for National Pan-Hellenic Council, many of which were founded in the early 1900's, have produced many of the most notable figures of the Black community? including people, but certainly not limited to: Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. and Quincy Jones members of (Alpha Phi Alpha); Corretta Scott King and Jada Pinkett-Smith (Alpha Kappa Alpha); Jonnie Cochran and Cedric the Entertainer (Kappa Alpha Psi); Jesse Jackson and Steve Harvey (Omega Psi Phi); Betty Shabazz and Nikki Giovani (Delta Sigma Theta); Huey P. Newton and Jerry Rice (Phi Beta Sigma); Zora Neale Hurston and Sheryl Underwood(Zeta Phi Beta); Cathy Hughes and MC Lyte (Sigma Gamma Rho); Bobby Rush and Terrence Carson known as T.C. (Iota Phi Theta). These people are all very significant and has imprtant contributions world wide and to black history.
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