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Did You Catch The Divine 9 Tribute During The Virtual #ShowMeYourWalk HBCU Graduation?

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Did You Catch The Divine 9 Tribute During The Virtual #ShowMeYourWalk HBCU Graduation?
WASHINGTON DC – MAY 13: Angel C. Dye (left) celebrating the day with her best friend Renee Walter after The 2017 Howard University Commencement Ceremony in Washington, DC on May, 13, 2017. In 2016, Angel Dye was trying to pursue her Howard University education, but like scores of other students at the prominent, financially strapped HBCU, she owed thousands, and had been kicked out of her dorm room and still took classes on the down low. A year later Dye receives her degree today, with the help of donors who read her story and is headed to graduate school. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
By Brooklyn White · Updated May 1, 2024

This weekend was a glorious weekend for college students, as many were granted their diplomas after a particularly trying year. The first semester of the year was difficult for students as they dealt with the COVID-19 crisis, and primarily finished out their college experience online. But, ESSENCE had HBCU students’ backs, and partnered with Chase to give grads the virtual walk of a lifetime, complete with a sweet message speech from the one and only, President Barack Obama. Another one of the standout sections of the online event was a tribute to the Divine 9.

The Divine 9 are the Black fraternities and sororities that are apart of the National Pan-Hellenic council. They include: Alpha Phi Alpha (fraternity,) Kappa Alpha Psi (fraternity,) Iota Phi Theta (fraternity) Omega Psi Phi (fraternity,) Delta Sigma Theta (sorority), Alpha Kappa Alpha (sorority), Phi Beta Sigma (fraternity,) Zeta Phi Beta (sorority) and Sigma Gamma Rho (sorority.) These fraternities and sororities have a century’s worth of history behind them, and were famously spotlighted by Beyoncé during her 2018 Coachella performance.

The core of the tribute was stepping, a dance style that pulls from South African routines and military drill. Stepping has become a staple in battles between sororities and fraternities, and it was beautiful to see the tradition honored in this way.

Watch the Divine 9 tribute below.

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