Former L.A. businessman Harry A. Gethers passed away on March 21 at the age of 100. For more than 40 years, he operated Gethers Enterprises, an interior decorating business with customers throughout the Southland.
The Los Angeles Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. will host its 85th Annual Black and White Ball on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m., at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles.
The Sudduth Holiday Foundation in conjunction with the Pasadena Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi celebrated its 3rd annual White Linen Casino Night Out at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, California on Saturday, Aug. 31.
Earlier this month, the NFL Green culminated their environmental projects in the Los Angeles area in honor of Super Bowl LVI at the Passing of the Golden Shovel ceremony in Darby Park in Inglewood. Los Angeles will now pass the Golden Shovel to Phoenix, Ariz., the host city for Super Bowl LVII. The Super Bowl LVI host committee, the City of Inglewood, the NFL, the L.A. Rams, and Verizon partnered to host the ceremony along with a beautification project at Darby Park. Volunteers throughout the community, including members from the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities, planted trees and drought-resistant plants
Acclaimed Actor John Marshall Jones, Sports Agent Harrison Gaines, college admissions representatives and other stakeholders led empowering workshops at the Fraternity’s Inaugural Western Province Kappa League Leadership Training Conference at California State University-Los Angeles
Dr. William Rolfe Weathers, 83 years of age, died on December 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. William was born at Homer G. Phillips Hospital on October 5, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, the third of four siblings born to Dr. Henri Weathers II and Alice Mae Gentry Weathers.
Since January 5, 1911, the noble men of Kappa Alpha Psi, Incorporated have celebrated its motto of “achievement,” dating back to its founders, Elder Watson Diggs, Dr. Ezra D. Alexander, Dr. Byron Kenneth Armstrong, Atty. Henry Tourner Asher, Dr. Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul Waymond Caine, George Wesley Edmonds, Dr. Guy Levis Grant, Edward Giles Irvin, and Sgt. John Milton Lee.
James Reede III wants to leave a legacy and has the work ethic to do so. He manages pharmacies for his day job and spends his weekday afternoons working on his professional golfing career.
FRED ANTHONY CALLOWAY
Kappa League is the national mentoring program of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. The program is designed to support the educational, occupational, and social guidance of male students in grades 6th-12th. It was designed to help young men grow, receive, and develop their leadership talents in every phase of human endeavor.
The 83rd annual Kappa Alpha Psi will be held Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the Renaissance Airport Hotel. For many, the Kappa Black and White Ball is the kick-off to the Los Angeles African American Social Season.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s National Director of Organizational Effectiveness and Anniversary Chairman Kevin D. Kinsey announced that Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s 95th Charter Day Celebraion was well received and participated by members and honored guestsalike. The theme “Rich Past, Strong Renuion, Bright Future” was fitting to depict the 95th Charter Day Celebrations most auspicious events.
The members of Kappa Alpha Psi Pasadena Alumni Chapter got together to celebrate the achievements of their individual members.
Colin Kaerpernick’s decision to kneel, in contrast with some NFL fans’ opinion to stand in honor of the Star-Spangled Banner, has taken over the 2017-2018 NFL conversation.
The evening was capped off with an inspiring keynote address from Kappa Alpha Psi Member and U.S. Army General Dennis L. Vie (retired).