The thing is, they were actually hand signs for the black fraternity Johnson has been part of, Kappa Alpha Psi. The Washington Post’s Soraya Nadia McDonald in a post published early on Wednesday ...

Johnson is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, a black fraternity that was formed in 1911 at Indiana University in Bloomington, and the hand sign you see in the pictures below is a Kappa greeting.

Shelton III, helped alumni unveil the new sign. Shelton is the international president of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. "I'm honored to be here," chief of staff Joe W. Lewis Jr. said.