The company was launched in 2017 – and was a huge leap of faith for Archie and Taj. Both founders (who graduated from HBCUs and pledge Alpha Phi Alpha) hit quite a few roadblocks when trying to find their true paths in life.
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Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump boldly announced that he stands with Commissioner Samuel B. Ings for the next Mayor of Orlando. Attorney Crump, who is best known for fighting high-profile cases involving police shootings of African Americans, spoke at the 2019 summer conference of National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) held last week in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Alphonso Lofton joined the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) in 1970 after witnessing an FHP trooper investigating a hit-and-run accident, becoming the Patrol’s first African American trooper. After graduation from the FHP academy, he was assigned to Field Operations in Miami’s Troop E. In 1973, he was promoted to Traffic Homicide Investigator, and he was assigned as a recruiter in 1981. He was appointed to FHP’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee to recruit more African Americans into the Florida Highway Patrol.
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The Spring Tea was designed to honor those that paved the way, recognize those who have given back to our communities, and reclaim former Zeta Ro Omega members. During the program, both the Golden and Silver members took part in a parade and were introduced individually by name, college/university or graduate chapter of initiation and years of service. There were many fun activities to keep all involved, which included: “A Spring Tea” Bingo game, a sing-along, and a hat contest to name a few.
From line dances to fraternity and sorority stepping, Miami got a full dose of HBCU love this weekend from Alumni and current students at Rolling Oaks Park in Miami Gardens. It was the 5th Annual South Florida HBCU outing drawing close to two-thousand guests from as far as West Palm Beach to join in on the festivities to celebrate Historical Black Colleges & Universities.
VAS Connoisseur Sal with Nilda Comas, master sculptor, and Bethune-Cookman Chamber Choir Special Guests: President and dignitaries from Bethune-Cookman University
For more than 50 years, the Baltimore Police Department has earned the reputation as a tough, bruising force that leveled most of its rough treatment and casual cruelty on Charm City’s Black residents.