Dignitaries join Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity as thousands of members return to Detroit, MI for Official Installation of New General President on January 4-6, 2013

The world's oldest intercollegiate fraternity founded by African-American men - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity - celebrated the official installation of new General President and Detroit resident, Mark S. Tillman. The celebration and recognition attracted the well-known community and national names like Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia, Congressman John Conyers, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Damon Keith, news anchor Vic Carter, and Fox Detroit's very own Huel Perkins. The inauguration ceremony was a weekend filled with greetings, celebrations and community involvement including Brenda Lawrence, the mayor of Southfield, Michigan, who declared January 6, Mark S. Tillman Day in the city of Southfield.

December 14th Washington Post Article Proves Alarming Disparity in Employment Between Black Americans and White Americans

Robert L. Johnson, chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) today calls on President Barack Obama to renew his commitment in addressing the employment gap between African Americans and White Americans, by encouraging U.S. corporations to adopt the RLJ Rule to address the overwhelming gap in unemployment.

The United States Playing Card Company (USPC), the makers of Bicycle® Playing Cards, is proud to announce the launch of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Playing Card Deck.  Bicycle® Playing Cards has partnered with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum by donating $0.15 per deck sold.

While the United States lags behind countries like China, Germany, and Japan in graduating students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) curricula, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) is bucking the trend – enrolling and graduating more underrepresented African-Americans than any United States college or university.

Generation Opportunity a national, non-partisan organization advocating for Millennials ages 18-29, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report forNovember 2012. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds:

Nearly every major indicator of economic, social, and physical well-being shows that black men and boys in the U.S. do not have access to the structural supports and opportunities needed to thrive. It is within this context that the Foundation Center and the Open Society Foundations jointly release a new report of groundbreaking research entitled Where Do We Go From Here? Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys.

"It is my hope that this report will motivate other philanthropists and foundations to invest in efforts to improve achievement by African American boys and men," saidGeorge Soros, founder of the Open Society Foundations. "This is a generational problem that demands a long-term commitment."