Entries by NHAC

Deltas Deliver Firebirds That Home Cooking They’ve Been Missing

By Maya McFadden | New Haven Independent | March 22, 2021 After a year in a pandemic, New Haven firefighters enjoyed a group meal — a welcome reminder of the large shift meals they enjoyed in their firehouses pre-pandemic. The lunch took place Saturday, as the Firebirds Society was celebrated Saturday for their life-saving work, […]

Local Black sorority chapters celebrate Women’s History Month

By Zaporah Price | Yale Daily News|  March 12, 2021 As people across the country celebrate Women’s History Month, two Black New Haven sorority chapters are hosting a series of events and encouraging women to run for office. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated are two historically African American sororities […]

Black sorority and fraternity chapters host voting panel

By Zaporah Price | Yale Daily News|  October 22, 2020 The New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Epsilon Iota Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity co-hosted a voting education forum on Wednesday evening. Over 70 community members gathered via Zoom to hear from four panelists working in Connecticut and […]

Citizens Confront Cops On Trust-Building

By Sam Gurwitt – New Haven Independent NEW HAVEN – A few years ago, New Haven police officers arrested Holly Tucker’s mother on the New Haven Green. Tuesday evening, she confronted the assistant chief who had overseen the arrest for how he had treated her. That happened at a community conversation about policing hosted by […]

Letter to Editor

November 20, 2017 – New Haven – As the President of the New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., I feel compelled to write this open letter to you and your readers in response to the attacks on our great sorority that I have observed over the past few weeks in your […]