by Union Alphas | Mar 27, 2012 | Chapter Corner |
3.27.2012: A community rally and march Tuesday evening in Providence in support of slain 17-year-old Trayvon Martin drew close to 300 neighbors, many wearing hoodies similar to what Martin was wearing when he was shot . The march follow short speeches from community leaders, such as Bro. Raymond Watson, and started at Madeline Rogers Recreation Center and proceeded to the Chad Brown community basketball court where participants were able to voice opinions and comments about the incident. Trayvon Martin was the Florida high school student who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain. Providence Journal video by Kris...
by Union Alphas | Mar 6, 2012 | Chapter Corner, Chapter Events, National Programs |
Alpha Phi Alpha, Iota Delta Lambda Chapter (Chicago) and the March of Dimes began a collaborative program called Project Alpha in 1980. The project consists of a series of workshops and informational sessions conducted by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brothers to provide young men with current and accurate information about teen pregnancy prevention. Alpha Phi Alpha also participates in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica and raised over $181,000 in 2006. ______ Source: Wikipedia...
by Union Alphas | Mar 6, 2012 | Chapter Corner, Chapter Events, National Programs |
The “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People”campaign poster was produced in the 1930s to raise awareness of the voting problems that African-Americans faced. “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” was initiated as a National Program of Alpha during the 1930s when many African-Americans had the right to vote but were prevented from voting because of poll taxes, threats of reprisal, and lack of education about the voting process. Voter education and registration has since remained a dominant focus in the fraternity’s planning. In the 1990s the focus has shifted to promotion of political awareness and empowerment, delivered most often through use of town meetings and candidate forums. Members are required to be registered voters, and to participate in the national voter registration program. The fraternity’s Nu Mu Lambda chapter of Decatur, Georgia, held a voter registration drive in DeKalb County, Georgia in 2004, from which Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, rejected all 63 voter registration applications on the basis that the fraternity did not follow correct procedures, including obtaining specific pre-clearance from the state to conduct their drive. “ The Court finds and hereby DECLARES that the rejection of voter registration applications on the grounds that they were submitted in a bundle, or by someone who was not a registrar or deputy registrar, violates the NVRA. ” —U.S. Court of Appeals, Wesley v. Cox. Nu Mu Lambda filed Charles H. Wesley Education Foundation v. Cathy Cox on the basis that the Georgia Secretary of State’s long-standing policy and practice of rejecting mail-in voter registration applications that were submitted in bundles and/or by persons other than registrars,...
by Union Alphas | Mar 6, 2012 | Chapter Corner, Chapter Events, National Programs |
Established in 1922, the Go-To-High School, Go-To-College program is intended to afford Alpha men with the opportunity to provide young participants with role models. The program concentrates on the importance of completing secondary and collegiate education as a path to advancement and to provide information and strategies to facilitate success. The Internationally Renown Pi Pi Chapter has implemented this national program in conjunction with Project Alpha by _____ Source Wikipedia...
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