This is a Serious Matter: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Raises $1 Million in 24 Hours for HBCUs for a Second Consecutive Year

Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc, the first Greek-letter sorority established by black college-educated women, has raised over $1,000,000 for the second year in a row as part of the sorority’s AKA HBCU Impact Day, which took place on Monday, September 16th. AKA’s International President Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, who…

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Hispanic Heritage Month – On This Day, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez Became the First Person of Latino and African Descent to Fly in Space

The year was 1980. Arnaldo Tamoyo Méndez,  boarded the Soyuz 38 with Soviet cosmonaut Yury Romanenko for an eight-day mission into space to conduct scientific experiments and research studies. Born in Guantánamo, Méndez was orphaned and adopted at the age of one. As a teen, Méndez joined groups protesting against…

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