Sol Butler (Chicago Alumni, 1921) Olympian who excelled in track, football, basketball, & baseball; set a national 60-yd dash record; 1912–23 top broad jumper; 1920 Olympian; gold at Inter-Allied Games; pro football & Negro League baseball; long-jump record still stands- 24'9.75"
Willie Ray “Smokie” Norful, Jr. (Sigma, 1992) is a Grammy-winning gospel singer, pastor, and UA Pine Bluff alumnus. With Master of Divinity and Leadership degrees, he’s served as educator, historian, and pastor, founding Victory Cathedral Worship Center.
Kappa Alpha Psi honors Black History Month by highlighting members’ achievements. Horace McDougal (Theta 1921) broke color barriers in golf - the first Black golfer at Northwestern University, integrating college golf, founder of Black golf clubs, and 2025 IL Golf HOF inductee.
Kappa Alpha Psi honors members’ achievements in recognition of Black History Month. Ryan Clark (Nu Iota 2001) is a former NFL safety, Pro Bowler, Super Bowl XLIII champion, Emmy-winning analyst, and ESPN contributor shaping sports media. #KappaHistoryIsBlackHistory
Kappa Alpha Psi honors Samuel Proctor Massie (Alpha Delta 1939): chemist, educator, and trailblazer. First Black professor at the U.S. Naval Academy; cancer and infectious-disease researcher; Natl. Science Foundation official; leader in multiple universities and alumni chapters.
Mike Tomlin (Eta Omega 1991) - Former NFL head coach, 2x Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII DB coach, Buccaneers) and XLIII head coach, Steelers). He has 19 straight non-losing seasons, and more wins than any of the 24 Black NFL head coaches in NFL history.
THE SOUTHWESTERN PROVINCE OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC. IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ITS FAMOUS AND ICONIC HIGH ACHIEVING MEMBERS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH! @cjeromebrown@nephewtommy@kapsi1911 Yo👌🏾♦️
Kappa Alpha Psi recognizes our history makers.
Marc Lamont Hill (Abington-Amber (PA) Alumni 2011), is a journalist, author, and scholar, who is an advocate for equity and social justice. He is a Presidential Professor at CUNY and media figure on various news outlets.
Kappa Alpha Psi honors Black History Month with member achievements.
First Lieutenant John R. Fox (Delta 1937) is the only Kappa to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism in WWII, sacrificing himself to halt a German attack. Posthumously honored in 1997.
The Southwestern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is proud to recognize its famous and iconic high achieving members during Black History Month! @cjeromebrown@kapsi1911 👌🏾♦️
Jesse D. Locker (Cincinnati Alumni, 1945) was the second Black U.S. Ambassador. He ran a Cincinnati law practice for ~35 years and, in 1941, became the first Black elected to the Cincinnati City Council, (12 years as President). Locker was appointed Ambassador to Liberia.
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Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley (Iota Xi, 1991), senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church, who has 60k+ monthly online worshipers. He is a NAACP Image Awardee, ΚΑΨ’s 78th Laurel Wreath Awardee, and serves as its National Chaplain.
The Southwestern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is proud to recognize its famous and iconic high achieving members during Black History Month! @cjeromebrown@kapsi1911 👌🏾♦️
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. continues to recognize a few of its members' achievements.
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Elbert Frank Cox (Alpha 1915), a 1917 graduate of Indiana University,
was the first Black person to earn a Ph.D in mathematics (1925) - Cornell University.
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Edward Perkins (Alexandria-Fairfax VA Alumni Chapter ’78) was a U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Liberia (1991–93). A veteran Foreign Service officer, he championed human rights and stability. He was awarded the ΚΑΨ’s 43rd Laurel Wreath.
In honor of Black History Month, Kappa Alpha Psi celebrates Ed Reed, Jr. (Grambling Alumni ‘24) - a UM National Champion and All-American, he was Ravens’ defensive cornerstone, 2004 DPOY, 5x First-Team All-Pro, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2019. #KappaHistoryIsBlackHistory
Cedric A. Kyles (Beta Nu 1984), aka Cedric the Entertainer, is an award-winning actor/comedian from Jefferson City, MO. He starred BET’s Comic View and Def Comedy Jam, he starred in various tv and movies, most notably The Original Kings of Comedy.
Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr. (Nashville Alumnus 1969) was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who became the first Black four-star general (1975) and Commander in Chief of NORAD, with a 35-year career and the fraternity’s 29th Laurel Wreath - its highest honor.