SIGMA CARES FOR The family of world-renowned singer, actor and Civil Rights activist Brother Harry G. Belafonte, whose lifetime achievements span more than seven decades. Born in Harlem, New York to Jamaica-born parents, Harry Belafonte rose from poverty to become one of the most well-known and respected voices for those who struggle to be heard worldwide….

On April 13, 2023, Ralph Yarl, an unarmed, 16-year-old, African American teenager was shot by Andrew Lester, an 84-year-old, Caucasian man, in Kansas City, Missouri. According to reports, Yarl was attempting to pick up his younger siblings from a party, when he mistakenly went to the wrong address and was ultimately shot once in the…

Here again, the party of individual freedom, adherence to the Constitution, and limited government shows its true authoritarian colors in an unabashedly partisan, undemocratic, and unmistakably racist removal of two young, Black legislators for standing against gun violence – an issue that we see many legislators refuse to face as more and more adults and precious children fall at…

On March 7, 1965, approximately 600 people, led by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Brothers John R. Lewis and Hosea Williams, crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge to begin the “Selma to Montgomery” march for voting rights. State troopers violently attacked the peaceful demonstrators on a day known as Bloody Sunday. The men of Phi Beta Sigma…

The Men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. offer our sincere condolences to the family of Tyre Nichols and prayers for all families impacted by this tragic event. Yesterday, a grand jury returned indictments against former Memphis police officers Emmit Martin III (30), Justin Smith (28), Tadarrius Bean (24), Demetrius Haley (30), and Desmond Mills,…