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Kappa Epsilon Psi (KEΨ) Military Sorority Inc. caters exclusively to women of the U.S. Armed Forces

The Hampton Roads Southside Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority, Inc., exist to promote and cultivate awareness to the female Veterans of the Armed Forces. We offer the spirit of mentorship, the ideas of sisterhood and a continuous commitment of community service. We strive to emulate the core values of unity, honor and respect.

06/07/2025

Thanks for everyone who came out last night. Congrats to our sisters for completing their New Dawn Rose Training. 💜🩷

04/04/2025

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02/17/2025

Sarah Rector (1902–1967) was an American oil magnate who became known as the "Richest Colored Girl in the World" after oil was discovered on her land in 1913. As a Black Creek freedman under the Treaty of 1866, she was allotted 160 acres of land in Glenpool, Oklahoma. Initially considered barren and unsuitable for farming, her land became extremely valuable when an oil well drilled by B.B. Jones produced 2,500 barrels of oil per day, generating an income of $300 daily (equivalent to $9,800 in 2023).

Despite her sudden wealth, systemic racism and legal exploitation threatened to strip Rector of her fortune. Oklahoma laws required Black and Native minors with significant wealth to be placed under white guardianship. As soon as her oil revenue grew, white businessmen pressured the court to remove her father as her guardian and appoint a white man, T.J. Porter, instead. This was part of a broader effort to control Black and Indigenous wealth through legal loopholes and financial exploitation. White guardians often mismanaged or outright stole from their wards, leaving many Black landowners impoverished. The Oklahoma Legislature even attempted to declare Rector legally white, not for her benefit, but to facilitate white access to her wealth.

The NAACP, alarmed by widespread reports of financial exploitation of Black children under white guardianship, took an interest in Rector’s case. In 1914, James C. Waters Jr., a special agent for the NAACP, wrote to W.E.B. Du Bois about Rector’s situation, calling out her guardian’s neglect. This prompted Du Bois to establish the Children's Department of the NAACP, which investigated the exploitation of Black minors. Booker T. Washington also intervened, helping Rector enroll in the Tuskegee Institute’s Children’s School to ensure her protection and education.

By the time she turned 18 in 1920, Rector was a millionaire, owning stocks, businesses, and 2,000 acres of land. She moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and lived a lavish lifestyle, entertaining celebrities such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington. She married twice, first to Kenneth Campbell in 1920, with whom she had three sons, and later to restaurant owner William Crawford in 1934.

Rector’s wealth diminished during the Great Depression, forcing her to sell her Kansas City mansion, later known as the Rector House. However, her story remains significant as an example of how Black and Indigenous wealth was targeted for exploitation. The NAACP’s involvement in her case highlighted the systemic efforts to control Black financial success and led to greater advocacy against the exploitation of Black minors under white guardianship. Rector’s case remains a critical example of the broader pattern of land theft, racial economic disenfranchisement, and resistance against financial injustice in early 20th-century America.
Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/15/2025

Michelle Janine Howard (born April 30, 1960) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who made history with numerous firsts. She was the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, USS Rushmore, the first Black woman to serve aboard a U.S. Navy ship, and the first Black person male or female to achieve the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy. She also became the first black woman four-star admiral and the first woman to command operational forces.

During her career, Howard held key leadership positions, including Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Deputy Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. In 2009, while commanding Expeditionary Strike Group 2, she played a critical role in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, who had been kidnapped by Somali pirates. The operation, which led to the successful rescue of Phillips, was later depicted in the film Captain Phillips. She retired in 2017 after nearly 36 years of service.

Howard received numerous honors, including the 2008 Women of Color STEM Career Achievement Award, the 2009 Dominion Power Strong Men and Women Excellence in Leadership Award, and the 2011 USO Military Woman of the Year. In 2013, she won the NAACP Image Award Chairman’s Award. She was awarded honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Public Service from the American Public University System and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Fordham University.

In 2021, she was appointed chair of The Naming Commission, tasked with renaming U.S. military assets linked to the Confederacy. Howard is also an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/14/2025

Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977) was a prominent civil rights activist, community organizer, and political leader. She was vice-chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, challenging racial discrimination within the Democratic Party. She also helped organize Mississippi’s Freedom Summer alongside the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), working to increase Black voter registration in the South despite facing harassment, violence, and imprisonment.

Hamer began her activism in 1962 when she and 17 others attempted to register to vote but were denied after failing a discriminatory literacy test. She persisted, taking the test multiple times before finally passing in 1963, only to be further blocked by poll tax requirements. Her experience of voter suppression fueled her commitment to civil rights, and she became a SNCC field secretary, advocating for voting rights and economic justice. She also co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus and led legal action against illegal segregation in Mississippi. Despite losing bids for the U.S. Senate in 1964 and the Mississippi State Senate in 1971, she remained a powerful voice for marginalized communities.

Her activism earned her multiple honors, including honorary degrees from Tougaloo College, Shaw University, Columbia College Chicago, and Howard University. She was posthumously inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden in 2025. Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/13/2025

Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American civil rights activist best known for being the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960. At just six years old, she faced daily harassment and threats from segregationists but persevered, escorted by federal marshals to class. Her bravery became a defining moment in the civil rights movement, later depicted in Norman Rockwell’s painting The Problem We All Live With.

Bridges continued her advocacy for racial equality throughout her life. In 1999, she founded the Ruby Bridges Foundation to promote tolerance, respect, and equal opportunities in education. She has worked to combat racism, support school integration, and inspire young people to be agents of change. She also played a key role in preserving William Frantz Elementary School after Hurricane Katrina.

Throughout her life, Bridges has received numerous honors, including the Presidential Citizens Medal (2001), the John Steinbeck Award (2016), and induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame (2024). She has been the subject of books, movies, and music, and her impact is commemorated with schools named after her and a statue at William Frantz Elementary School. Despite losing her home during Hurricane Katrina, she remained committed to civil rights and education, emphasizing that children can play a vital role in shaping a more just society.
Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/12/2025

Josephine Baker (1906–1975) was an American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and wartime spy. Rising to fame as a dancer in France, she became one of the country's most celebrated performers, starring in the 1927 film Siren of the Tropics and captivating audiences at the Folies Bergère. During World War II, Baker worked as a spy for the French Resistance, using her celebrity status to gather intelligence. For her bravery, she received several of France’s highest military honors, including the Croix de Guerre for bravery in combat, the Resistance Medal awarded by the French Committee of National Liberation, and the Legion of Honour (Chevalier rank), France’s highest order of merit, personally awarded by General Charles de Gaulle.

Beyond her contributions to the war effort, Baker was a dedicated advocate for civil rights, both in France and the United States. She refused to perform for segregated audiences, famously turning down a $10,000 offer from a Miami club until they agreed to integrate. Her insistence on mixed audiences helped desegregate live entertainment in Las Vegas. In 1951, she was involved in a highly publicized racial discrimination case at the Stork Club in New York, where she was refused service. This incident led to a media attack against her by journalist Walter Winchell, who accused her of being an anti-American communist sympathizer. Despite backlash, Baker continued to speak out against racial injustice, writing articles on segregation and delivering lectures at historically Black colleges like Fisk University. Her activism made her a target of FBI surveillance, which sought to limit her influence.

Baker also worked with the NAACP, which declared May 20, 1951, as "Josephine Baker Day" in her honor. She used her platform to bring global attention to racial inequality, even leveraging her international fame to criticize U.S. discrimination while traveling abroad. In 1963, she was the only official female speaker at the March on Washington, standing alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and introducing the "Negro Women for Civil Rights." Following King’s assassination, Coretta Scott King offered Baker the opportunity to lead the Civil Rights Movement, but she declined, prioritizing her children’s well-being.

Throughout her life, Baker remained a symbol of resilience and activism, breaking racial and social barriers in both entertainment and politics. In recognition of her legacy, she was posthumously inducted into France’s Panthéon in 2021, becoming the first Black woman to receive the prestigious honor. Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/11/2025

Bessie Coleman (1892–1926) was a pioneering American aviator and the first Black woman pilot, as well as the first American woman to earn an international pilot’s license. Born in Texas as one of 13 children, she showed early mathematical aptitude, which helped her avoid working in the cotton fields. She briefly attended the Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now Langston University) in Langston, Oklahoma, before moving to Chicago, where she developed an interest in aviation.

Facing racial and gender discrimination, Coleman was denied entry to aviation schools in the U.S. Determined to fly, she learned French and trained in France, earning her license in 1921. She further honed her skills in stunt flying and parachuting before returning to the U.S., where racial barriers prevented her from becoming a commercial pilot. Instead, she built a career as a stunt flier, refusing to perform for segregated audiences. She also spoke at schools and churches, encouraging Black Americans to pursue aviation.

Coleman dreamed of opening a flight school for Black aviators, but before she could accomplish this, she tragically died in a plane accident in 1926. Despite the obstacles she faced, her legacy paved the way for future Black aviators. Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/10/2025

Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954) was a pioneering civil rights activist, educator, and journalist who dedicated her life to racial and gender equality. She was one of the first African American women to earn a college degree and later taught at the M Street School, the first Black public high school in the nation. In 1895, she became the first Black woman appointed to the District of Columbia Board of Education, serving until 1906.

Terrell was instrumental in founding several organizations that uplifted Black women. In 1892, she co-founded the Colored Women's League in Washington, D.C., alongside Helen Appo Cook, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Anna Julia Cooper, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Mary Jane Patterson, and Evelyn Shaw. This organization later merged with others to form the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in 1896, with Terrell as its first president. She was also a charter member of the NAACP (1909) and helped establish the National Association of University Women (1923).

As a suffragist, Terrell worked closely with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, advocating for Black women's voting rights. She spoke at national and international conferences, including the 1898 National American Woman Suffrage Association meeting and the 1904 International Congress of Women in Berlin, where she delivered her speech in German, French, and English. She also played a role in organizing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in 1913.

Terrell was a prolific journalist, writing under the pen name Euphemia Kirk, and contributed to numerous Black and mainstream newspapers. She was also a key figure in the fight against segregation. In 1950, she led the successful lawsuit to desegregate restaurants in Washington, D.C., culminating in a Supreme Court victory in 1953.

Her achievements were widely recognized. Oberlin College named her one of its "Top 100 Outstanding Alumni" in 1933 and awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1948. Her Washington, D.C. home became a National Historic Landmark in 1975, and she was posthumously honored with a U.S. postage stamp in 2009. Oberlin College named its main library after her in 2018, and she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2020.

Mary Church Terrell's lifelong activism paved the way for future generations, ensuring that Black women had a voice in the fight for equality. Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/09/2025

Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862–1931) was a pioneering American journalist, sociologist, educator, and civil rights activist. A co-founder of the NAACP, she dedicated her life to fighting racial and gender inequality. In the 1890s, she extensively documented and exposed the brutality of lynching through her writings, arguing that it was a tool of white supremacy to suppress Black economic and political progress.

Born into slavery in Mississippi and freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, Wells became a teacher after losing her parents to yellow fever at age 16. She later co-owned and wrote for the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight, reporting on racial injustice. After her newspaper office was destroyed by a white mob, she moved to Chicago, where she continued her activism through writing, speaking, and organizing.

Wells was also a vocal advocate for Black feminism, women's rights, and suffrage, founding several organizations, including the Alpha Suffrage Club, the first Black women’s suffrage organization in Chicago, and the National Association of Colored Women (NACW). She also helped establish the National Afro-American Council and the Negro Fellowship League, which supported Black migrants and working-class communities. Despite facing opposition from both civil rights and suffrage leaders, she fought to ensure that Black women’s voices were included in these movements.

Wells argued that the false defense of white women's honor allowed white men to justify violence against Black men and communities. By exposing the horrors of lynching and highlighting the intersection of racial and gender oppression, she helped lay the foundation for Black feminist thought.

Honored posthumously with a Pulitzer Prize in 2020, Wells remains a key figure in American history for her courageous fight against racial violence, discrimination, and the marginalization of Black women.
Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/08/2025

Mae Jemison (born October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut who became the first African American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Raised in Chicago, she earned degrees in chemical engineering and African-American studies from Stanford University before obtaining a medical degree from Cornell. She worked as a general practitioner and served as a Peace Corps medical officer in Africa before joining NASA in 1987.

During her space mission, STS-47, Jemison conducted several scientific experiments, including testing NASA’s Fluid Therapy System to produce water for injection in space, creating saline solutions using IV bags, and participating in bone cell research. She also studied the effects of zero gravity on frog fertilization and embryo development and tested the Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise (AFTE), a biofeedback technique for managing stress, motion sickness, and anxiety in space.

After leaving NASA in 1993, Jemison founded The Jemison Group Inc., a consulting firm focused on the sociocultural impact of technology, and the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, which runs The Earth We Share (TEWS), a global science camp for students. She also won the bid for the 100 Year Starship project, funded by DARPA, to advance interstellar travel technology. Additionally, she founded BioSentient Corp, a company focused on commercializing the AFTE biofeedback technology she tested in space.

Jemison has also worked in academia, serving as a professor at Dartmouth College and Cornell University, and remains an advocate for STEM education, particularly for minority students. Throughout her career, she has received numerous honors and continues promoting science, technology, and space exploration. Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

02/07/2025

Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She made history as the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from MIT, receiving her Ph.D. in nuclear physics in 1973. She is also the second African American woman in the U.S. to earn a doctorate in physics.

Jackson conducted research at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1976 to 1991, focusing on semiconductor materials and the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional systems. She later joined the faculty at Rutgers University while continuing research in semiconductor theory.

In 1995, President Bill Clinton appointed Jackson as chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), making her the first woman and first African American in that role. She played a key role in nuclear safety and helped establish the International Nuclear Regulators Association, which included senior nuclear regulatory officials from countries such as Canada, France, Germany, and Spain.

Recognized as a pioneering scientist, she was featured on *Finding Your Roots* and named one of *Discover* magazine’s 50 most important women in science in 2002. Happy Black History Month ✊🏾✊🏾💜🩷💜🩷

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