Today we celebrate the 93rd birthday of our beloved matriarch, Violet Alford Patterson.  Please join us in wishing her a blessed and joyous day.

Known to many as “Aunt Vi”, she has tirelessly served as a founder and curator of the Alford family reunion since its incepti...

Behind every great man is a great woman!  As we celebrate Violate Alford Patterson today, we also acknowledge the accomplishments of her husband the late Lee Virgil Patterson, Sr. who was inducted into the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc. on Septe...

Check out our own Miika Coffey in the latest issue of VoyageLA. She is an amazing Los Angeles based tattoo artist based who is making her mark on the industry.

Reprinted from VoyageLA

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We celebrate the academic accomplishments of, Sydney Michelle Scott, who obtained an M.S. in Nanotechnology with a concentration in Nanomedicine from the University of Central Florida on December 14, 2019.  Sydney is also an alum of Tuskegee University and a member of...

A’Donis Damon Kizer is here to steal your heart!  He made a princely entrance on November 29, 2019 at 1:30pm, weighing in at 7lbs 5oz and 19in long.  Congratulations to the parents Brittany Alford & Jerome Kizer and big brother Anthony.

Baby A’Donis is the son of B...

Sunrise: August 9, 1959 – Sunset: November 24, 2019

It is with deep sorrow that we share news of the passing of James Wesley Simpson, J.D.  On Sunday, November 24, 2019, Jim transitioned from earth to everlasting at his home in St. Louis, Missouri. 

A memorial servi...

On Sunday, November 17, 2019, Stacey Michele Williams-Carr joined the Zeta Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. in Houston, Texas.  Stac

ey and 50 new sisters were welcomed by Zeta Gamma Omega to membership.

Welcoming her into the sisterhood are many other nota...

The love bug took a bite and two hearts were joined in holy matrimony.  Our own Shanna Alford became Mrs. Michael Watson on November 16, 2019 in Wichita, KS.  Please join us in welcoming Michael “Mike” Watson into the Alford family.

Shanna Alford Watson is the daughter...

Please join us in keeping Erick Wilbert Harris, Esq., Dr. Christopher Dunlap Harris (Amreen) and Lontonio Seals in prayer as they mourn the loss of their father, Wilbert Erick Harris. Wilbert was called to his heavenly home on Monday, October 21, 2019 in Tulsa, OK. Mr....

We celebrate the blessed union of Erica Robinson who wed Jalen Murphy on October 6, 2019 in Omaha, NE.  It was blessing to behold God’s grace as He smiled on their special day, surrounded by their family and friends.  Congratulations to the lovely newlyweds!

Erica...