Eric Christopher Webb, DDiv., CPLC
Director of Communications
/Editor of The Sphinx
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
ewebb@apa1906.net
Cell: 443-635-5911
Sean Reed McGhee
CEO, The D9Network
Cell: 732-616-3476
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and The D9Network, a New ‘Divine Nine’ Digital Platform for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs, Announces Collaboration
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and The D9Netwok, a new ‘Divine Nine’ digital platform for Black professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, are partnering to elevate Black-owned businesses, spotlight professional excellence and circulate the Black dollar.
This first-of-its-kind collaboration strengthens the mission of both organizations to amplify Black economic power, visibility, and community connections nationwide. Through this partnership, Alpha Phi Alpha members can:
“Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is pleased to partner with The D9 Network in this unique collaboration that supports our in-house initiative of ‘Alpha Dollars Touching Alpha Brothers,’ which already encourages our members to patronize businesses and services of fellow members,” said Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. General President Brother Lucien J. Metellus, Jr. “This partnership now helps to expand our support to other members of the ‘Divine Nine,” who own businesses and are also entrepreneurs.”
D9Network CEO Brother Sean Reed McGee echoed those sentiments.
“As an Alpha man myself, this partnership is deeply personal,” said McGee. “Our goal with The D9Network has always been to connect our Divine Nine family, elevate Black businesses, and ensure the Black dollar keeps circulating within our community. With this endorsement, Alpha Phi Alpha sets the tone for what collaboration and brotherhood can achieve.”
Alpha Phi Alpha chapters, members, and affiliates are now invited to join The D9Network, where they can showcase their businesses, access valuable resources, and collaborate on initiatives that drive empowerment forward.
For more information and to join, visit www.thed9network.com.
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The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men, was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. The Fraternity has long stood at the forefront of the African American community’s fight for civil rights through Alpha men such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; late former Congressman Adam Clayton Powell; late former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; legendary activist, actor and performer, Paul Robeson, former Ambassador Andrew Young; late former Senator Edward Brooke; scholar, Cornel West; Senator Raphael Warnock; Congressman Steven Horsford, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; General CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; six other members of the U.S. Congress, numerous state, and local lawmakers across the United States, as well as President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Boakai, Sr. The fraternity, through its more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization members, serves communities in the United States, and other parts of North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.