Father's Day is a day to honor fathers, paternal bonds, and recognize the influence that fathers have in society. In the United States Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June, and it was made a national holiday in 1966.
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is also called Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day. Juneteenth is a bittersweet holiday of celebration for many African Americans, a de facto second Independence Day commemorating the end of slavery Dating back to 1865, [...]
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Independence Day, also called "Fourth Of July", is an annual celebration that commemorates nationhood for the United States and independence from Great Britain. On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed by members of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, PA.
Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States celebrated annually on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement. Labor Day is a yearly tribute to the contributions that workers have made to the strength and prosperity of the United States of America. Labor Day gives workers a much [...]
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity was founded on September 19, 1963 at Morgan State College (now Morgan State University) and is now the nation's fifth largest predominately African-American social service fraternity. The Honorable Founders of Iota Phi Theta were: Albert Hicks, Lonnie Spruill, Jr., Charles Briscoe, Frank Coakley, John Slade, Barron Willis, Webster Lewis, Charles Brown, [...]
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Recognizing the breast cancer results in death for African-American women at nearly double the rate of white women, Alpha Kappa Alpha members will observe Breast Cancer Awareness Day during nationally-recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Day aims to raise awareness about the disease and raise funds for research into causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment [...]
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Relax! November 5, 2025 is National Stress Awareness Day. Studies have shown that chronic stress has a negative impact on your immune system, and it takes a significant toll on your body. The Health Resource Network (HRN) is a non-profit health education organization that has been sponsoring stress awareness since 1992 to raise awareness of [...]
Veterans Day is a holiday held every 11 November to honor all military personnel who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Veterans Day was originally called “Armistice Day,” and the date was chosen to commemorate the signing of the armistice with Germany that ended hostilities during World War I.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority [...]
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911 at Howard University located in Washington, D.C. by three undergraduates: Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, Frank Coleman, and faculty adviser Ernest Everett Just. From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning "friendship is essential to the soul” the name Omega Psi Phi was derived, [...]
On December 4, 1906 Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the Fraternity, [...]
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