Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Historical marker location:

2300 4th Street Northwest, Pleasant Plains, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 4th Street Northwest north of College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Founded November 17, 1911. Howard University, Washington, D.C.

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.