Today we honor and reflect on The Beloved Jewel Charles Henry Chapman, a Brother beloved in the bonds and for building character and respect from all mankind. He was a Businessman, Professor, Humanitarian, and founder of the Beta Nu Chapter (FAMU). Jewel Chapman was the first chairman of the Committees on Initiation and Organization for...
Brothers, as we embark on celebrating 115 years since the founding of our beloved Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. on December 4th, 1906, and honoring our “SEVEN BELOVED JEWELS” of this great fraternity. This year, instead of providing you with a long biographical sketch of their lives, I would like to do something different. This year, leading...
On Tuesday, November 2nd, Bro. Mark-Anthony Middleton and Bro. Leonardo Williams were elected to serve on the Durham City Council. Bro. Middleton was re-elected, in which he will continue to represent Ward II, and Bro. Williams was newly elected to represent Ward III. Help us congratulate these Alphamen on their successful campaigns, and wish them...
For many are called, but few are chosen; For many are called, but are chosen. Does this phrase sound familiar? I’m sure at one point in your own membership process, you heard this aphorism and its connection when seeking membership into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. But what did it truly mean to you when...
Cervantes once said that historians “ought to be precise, faithful, and unprejudiced; and neither interest nor fear, hatred nor affection, should make them swerve from the way of the truth.” The Historian is the “keeper of all accounts” from past to present. The Historian serves as the connection to what once was to what is. One intrinsic...
The historical context of this moment in Alpha History begins with the understanding of what emerged prior to our founding to the present day that has set Alpha Phi Alphaapart from the rest. In the post-Reconstruction United States, Black Americans struggled against increasing resistance on the part of Whites to accept them as equal citizens despite the fact that slavery had been abolished. The 14th...
