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The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team in comic book series published by DC Comics.The team has gone through various iterations. Starting with the founding trio of Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl, all versions of the team include teenage superheroes from several planets and alien races.
[8] Membership was concentrated in Michigan and Ohio. Black Legion members created a network for jobs and influence. In addition, as a secret vigilante group, the Legion members operated in gangs in order to enforce their view of society, sometimes attacking immigrants to intimidate them at work, or to enforce their idea of moral behavior. They ...
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative umbrella council composed of historically African American fraternities and sororities, commonly called the Divine Nine, and also referred to as Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs).
The Chronicles of The Black Company (collects The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose) (November 2007) The Books of the South (collects Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and The Silver Spike) (June 2008) The Return of The Black Company (collects Bleak Seasons, and She Is The Darkness) (September 2009)
In 1979, the Improved Elks had approximately 450,000 members. [6] In the early 21st century, they have 500,000 members in 1500 lodges around the world. [2] Like other fraternal associations in the United States, both black and white, the Improved Elks have been dealing with declining membership as older members die.
Before 1978, relatively few Black people who joined the church retained active membership. [12] Those who did, often faced discrimination. LDS Church apostle Mark E. Petersen describes a Black family that tried to join the LDS Church: "[some white church members] went to the Branch President, and said that either the [Black] family must leave, or they would all leave.
Since the Order of the Garter is the senior order of the United Kingdom, a member will wear its star above the others (up to three) that they hold. [38] There are examples in the Royal Collection of the stars of foreign orders given George V surrounded with the Garter, e.g. the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle given to George V when Prince of ...
Until 1971, the organization published annual membership rosters, which were kept at Yale's library. In this list of notable Bonesmen, the number in parentheses represents the cohort year of Skull and Bones, as well as their graduation year. There are no official rosters published after 1982 and membership for later years is speculative.