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Stomp the Yard, a film that focuses on black college and fraternity/sorority life, evokes strong discussion on the importance of education, tradition and contemporary culture. It depicts the college experience as a medium that can positively enhance and transform the lives of youth. The portrayal of real fraternities and sororities generated controversy, but those issues have been resolved and references to real fraternities have been removed from the film. Click here to view the trailer of the movie.

In honor of the film’s debut on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Sony Pictures recently made the historic announcement that 2.5% of the proceeds from the film’s opening weekend gross will be donated to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington DC. The MLK Memorial is the only Memorial on the National Mall dedicated to an African-American. Other major contributors to the memorial include General Motors, Tommy Hilfiger, Proctor & Gamble, Disney, Ford, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

To make your own donation, click here. When you donate $5 or more, you will receive a “Build the Dream” wristband and lapel pin.