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Whiting-Hogans, Monica, Mark Naison Jun 2022

Whiting-Hogans, Monica, Mark Naison

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Interviewee: Monica Whiting Hogans

Interviewer(s): Mark Naison, Donna Joseph, April Fowler, Saudah Muhammad

Date: June 6, 2022

Summarized by Sophia Maier

Monica Whiting Hogans is from Mount Vernon, New York. Besides leaving to attend the Historically Black College/ University (HBCU) Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, she has lived there her entire life and become an important member of the community, including in the nearby Bronx. She has been connected with the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority since elementary school, as her teacher and mentor Anne Myers was a member and family friend. She joined the sorority at Morgan State, drawn …


Smith,Yvonne Marie, Mark Naison May 2022

Smith,Yvonne Marie, Mark Naison

Oral Histories

Interviewees: Yvonne Smith, Member and Donna Joseph, President, Eta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ©

Interviewers: Dr. Mark Naison Date: April 12, 2023

Summarized by Amy Rini July 15, 2023

Yvonne Marie Smith was born and spent her entire 72 years of life to date in the Bronx, and decades as a leading member of ETA Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ©. Smith is a retired educator and impactful community leader. Her parents were both born in New York City: her father was born in Harlem and her mother in Yonkers. Her …