Today we honor “Pioneer”: Brother John E. Payne- a civil rights activist for education, employment, and other work-related to minorities’ rights, he was the Precursor of Beta Theta Lambda Chapter and served as Chapter Secretary 1938-39. He clerked for Asa Spaulding, who was an insurance executive in Durham, N.C. during the earlier years of Durham’s Black Wall...

Today we honor “Pioneer”: Brother Dr. Charles L. Holmes-Professor of Political Science at North Carolina College.He was initiated into the Phi Lambda Chapter in 1929. © 2022 Sean Hall. This content may not be copied or reproduced without the express written permission from Brother Sean Hall.

Today we honor “Pioneer”: Brother William J. Walker- was an instructor at North Carolina College for business methods (he replaced Brother C. T. Willis after his sudden death in 1954) and was a manager for the Southern Fidelity Mutual Insurance Company during the time of Black Wall Street in Durham (Parrish Street).  He was also on the Board...