Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. just sent out a press release stating that they are accepting a new member.
Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard “will be bestowed Honorary Membership in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. on Friday, February 19, 2010 at The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia.”
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity's membership includes many notable members who are involved in the fields of arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, and sports. The fraternity's membership roster include heads of state such as: 42nd United States President, William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, Kwame Nkrumah, William Tolbert, and William V.S. Tubman; past presidents of Nigeria, the Republic of Ghana, and Liberia respectively. Other notable members include: World famous scientist,George Washington Carver, the first black Rhodes Scholar Alain LeRoy Locke, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Huey P. Newton, organizer of the Million Man March, Benjamin Chavis Muhammad, civil rights activists, Hosea Williams, Rev. Al Sharpton, musicians The Original Temptations, Ramsey Lewis, television personality Al Roker, and professional athletes Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith and Ryan Howard, the Philadelphia Phillies first baseman. From the ranks of the fraternity have come a number of pioneers in various fields. Member Dr. Frank Chambers was the first African-American to teach at Columbia University Dental School. Dr. Albert Roberts was the first minority to graduate with a PhD in Psychology from Emory University.
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