Watson Watch ’09

by | Jan 4, 2009 | Chapter Corner, Featuring Pi Pi Brothers |

The Providence Journal did a piece titled, Nine People to Keep Your Eye On in ’09. Below is an excerpt highlighting the section of the article dedicated to Bro. Watson. Raymond Watson Young professional Raymond Watson came home to make a difference. After college in New York and a master’s degree in community planning from the University of Rhode Island, he could have gone elsewhere. Watson, 29, grew up in Providence’s Mount Hope and Fox Point neighborhoods, though, and family and community matter most to him. So he returned to Mount Hope, where he has been executive director of the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association for two years. Watson has concentrated on getting the 27-year-old association on “solid financial footing” and focusing on programs for 14- to 19-year-olds, an underserved group. The association is also poised to launch a youth council with a first meeting Jan. 15. “I want them to value themselves,” Watson says of the youth he works with. “I think a lot of youth don’t do that.” Watson says his ties to the neighborhood meant he didn’t need to earn the trust of those around him because he already had it. They knew his grandmother Alice Watson, who raised him, and his mother. His grandmother introduced him to an influential civil-rights activist who was her childhood friend. Michael Van Leesten is now chairman of the Black Repertory Company’s board and chairman of the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association. “He inspires me,” Van Leesten says of Watson. routing code “He gives me more than I give him. You don’t have to paint pictures for him. He’s always trying to find...

Providence Tomorrow

by | Sep 27, 2007 | Chapter Corner |

A featured article in Providence City News, highlights two active participants, one of which being Bro. Watson, in the Mount Hope community after a morning citywide planning workshop concerning the future of their community. routing code The planning sessions opened to residents reviewed the city’s comprehensive plan and in doing so considered and discussed everything from open spaces to neighborhood safety. To read about the expectations and perspective Bro. Watson’s brought to the Providence Tomorrow planning session you can do so by reading Neighbors Put Character into Mount Hope.   Share [buzz]...

Donning of a Football Uniform

by | Sep 30, 1994 | Chapter Corner, College Days |

Bro. Attah was featured in the Union College Magazine, which highlights his football talents as a multidimensional, in addition to, his interest as a member of the Union community.  The article states: Attah began his career at Union as a fullback for the junior varsity team before moving to tailback. Last year he gained 511 yards with six touchdowns, and this season he had 632 yards with eight scores. A punishing runner, Kojo has the strength to run over tacklers on the inside and the speed to run around them on sweeps to the outside. He is also an excellent blocker as well as pass-catcher. “Kojo’s game is multidimensional, and that makes him a very special player,” says Audino. Multidimensional also describes Attah’s interests outside football. A psychology and women’s studies major, Kojo is also president of Alpha Phi Alpha, a resident advisor, vice president for campus life, and a disc jockey for the College radio station, WRUC. To read the article in its entirety click...