On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
As we observe the final week of Black History Month, I would like to recognize the Divine Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. For over 100 years, brothers and sisters of the Divine Nine have played an instrumental role in altering the course of American history, and the Divine Nine have served as training grounds for some of our Nation's best and brightest leaders. The Divine Nine Organizations are: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, founded in 1986 at Cornell University. Their brotherhood includes the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver, Danny Davis, Chaka Fattah, Al Green, Gregory Meeks, Charles Rangel, David Scott, and Bobby Scott; Ambassador Andrew Jackson Young; the National Urban League president, Marc Morial; legal pioneers Charles Hamilton Houston and Thurgood Marshall; and their honorable grand president, Mark S. Tillman. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, founded in 1908 at Howard University. Their sisterhood proudly boasts Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Terri Sewell, and Frederica Wilson; actress Phylicia Rashad of ``The Cosby Show''; author Maya Angelou; civil rights leaders Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King; and their honorable president attorney, Carolyn House Stuart. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, founded in 1911 at Indiana University. Among their notable achievers are Microsoft chairman and CEO, John W.…
