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"The Divine Nine" celebrates the spirit of excellence shared by African-Americans, and includes interviews with Shaquille O'Neal, Star Jones, Spencer Chrsitian, and Nikki Giovanni; and profiles of Hank Aaron, Maya Angelou, Toni Braxton, Bill Cosby, W.E.B. DuBois, Duke Ellington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison, Coretta Scott King, Dionne Warwick, and many others.
The Divine Nine
by Ross, Lawrence C.Edition: Revised
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
Publisher(s): Kensington
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Summary
Throughout the 20th century, America's Black fraternities and sororities have provided young African-American achievers with opportunities to support each other, while serving their communities and the nation. But never before has information about these organizations been widely available. Now, "The Divine Nine", a meticulously researched history, tells the story of how the African-American fraternities and sororities have played a major role in shaping generations of Black leaders.
Author Biography
Lawrence C. Ross, Jr. attended the University of California at Berkeley, and has been a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for over fifteen years. As a journalist, his work has been seen in over 200 African American newspapers, and he currently works as a reporter for the Los Angeles Independent Newspapers
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| The Fraternities | |
| Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. | p. 3 |
| Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. | p. 45 |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. | p. 73 |
| Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. | p. 101 |
| Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. | p. 132 |
| The Sororities | |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. | p. 163 |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | p. 213 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. | p. 243 |
| Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. | p. 275 |
| Conversations | |
| The Achievers Talk | p. 311 |
| General Information | |
| The National Pan-Hellenic Council | p. 423 |
| Membership Information | p. 431 |
| Three Traditional Poems of the Fraternal Movement | p. 448 |
| Index | p. 451 |
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