Another HBCU is facing a hazing lawsuit after a student claims he was beaten obsessively while pledging Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. The Bowie State student, Kevin Hayes, was pledging between September and November 2013 when he endured six to eight hours of grueling punishment. “I don’t want this to happen to anybody else,” he said. […]
Evidently, “people don’t have a realistic view of what Greek life is…” says one of the cast members of a possible new reality show series, “Sorority Sisters.” Well Mona Scott-Young, the creator of some of Vh1’s most watched and Tweeted reality show series, is looking to change that with a new reality series that may well teach us […]
Forest Whitaker is bringing a hush-hush issue that happens at historically Black colleges and universities to the big screen. According to reports, the famed filmmaker is teaming up with Django Unchained producer Reginald Hudlin to write and direct a new feature film that sheds light on extreme hazing on Black campuses. The drama, titled “Underground,” […]
The death of Florida A&M Drum Major Robert Champion has reignited the age-old discussion surrounding hazing and initiation practices amongst college students. Last week, three members of the FAMU band were charged with hazing and the university continues to be swallowed in controversy with new allegations that of financial mismanagement. Today the Governor of Florida […]
Black sororities and fraternities have become a staple of HBCU’s and the Black college experience. Movies like Spike Lee’s “School Daze” focused on Black Sorority and Fraternities in conjunction with the Black college experience overall. He showed images of stepping, parties and other positive experiences linked to Black Frats and Sororities. He also showed the […]
