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Alpha Men
Alpha Men are on the forefront of social change in America. Although we all pursue goals in diverse fields of interest, we share a common mission in uplifting the economic condition of all our people. It is simply not enough for an Alpha Man to obtain a college degree, still a larger task remains. An Alpha Man must provide sound leadership in his community, being committed to service.
He is charged to lend a hand to his fellow man. Civic Leaders Martin Luther King Jr. : Civil Rights activist Lester Granger : National Urban League Frederick Douglass : Anti-Slavery activist Charles Hamilton Houston : NAACP Legal Counsel Hugh B. Price - Executive Director : National Urban League Whitney M. Young Jr. - Executive Director : National Urban League Adam Clayton Powell Jr. : Civil Rights Activist Thurgood Marshall : Civil rights activist, supreme court justice Paul Robeson : Activist, scholar, singer, football player Dick Gregory : Activist Education/Scholarship Julius L. Chambers : Chancellor, North Carolina Central University James Check : Howard University Thomas W. Cole, Jr. : President , Clark-Atlanta University Thomas W. Cole, Sr. : President, Wiley College James Costen,: President Interdenominational Theological Ctr. William B. DeLauder : President, Delaware State University James Douglas : President, Texas Southern University Norman Francis : President, Xavier University John Hope Franklin : Author, Historian William Gray : United Negro College Fund Cornelius Henderson : President, Gammon Theological Seminary Ernest Hollway : President, Langston University Freeman A Hrabowski, III : President, University of Maryland Balto. County Fredrick Humphries : President, Florida A&M University Thomas F. Law : President, St. Paul's College Joseph T. McMillan, Jr. : President, Huston-Tillotson College Frederick Patterson : Founder, United Negro College Fund Benjamin Payton : President, Tuskegee University Henry Ponder : President, Fisk University, NAFEO Earl Richardson : President, Morgan State Uiversity Dr. Ronald J. Temple : Chancellor City Colleges of Chicago Walter Washington : President , Alcorn State University Charles H. Wesely : Historian, President , Cental Ohio State College Franklin Williams : Phelps-Stokes Fund Cornel West : Professor African-Ameican Studies at Harvard University Dennis Kimbrough - Author Walter Kimbrough - Author Military Roscoe Cartwright : General, United States Army Samuel Gravel : Admiral, United States Navy Edward Honor : Major General, United States Army Adm. Samuel Gravely Rear Adm. Benjamin Hacker Major General Edward Honor Major General James McCall Commander Winston Scott Science/Medicine Dr. Lessall D. Leffall : President American College of Surgeons James Comer : Psychologist Garrett Morgan : Inventor, Traffic Signal Louis Sullivan : Secretary of Health and Education Levi Watkins : Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, John Hopkins Hospital Government/Politics O. Rudolph Aggrey : U. S. Ambassador to Romania Dennis Archer : Mayor of Detroit Michigan Richard Arrington : Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama Thomas V. Barnes : Mayor of Gary, Indiana Marion Barry : Mayor of Washington, D.C. Edward W. Brooke : U.S. Senate, Massachusetts Lee P. Brown : Office of National Drug Control Policy/War on Drugs Program Willie Brown : Mayor of San Francisco Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver : Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri U. W. Clemon : Federal Judge, U.S. District Court William Coleman : U.S. Secretary of Transportation Charles H. Davenport : First African-American Police Chief of Vicksburg, Mississippi Ronald Dellums : California, 9th District David Dinkins : Former mayor of New York Julian Dixon : California, 32nd District Chaka Fattah : Pennsylvania Congressman Ernest Finney : South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Rep. Harold Ford : Tennessee, 9th District William H. Gray : U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania Earl Hilliard : Alabama, 7th District Maynard Jackson : Former Mayor of Atlanta James A. Joseph : U. S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa Ralph Metcalfe : U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois Earnest "Dutch" Morial : 1st Black mayor of New Orleans Marc Morial : Former Mayor of New Orleans Samuel Pierce : U.S. Secretary of HUD Charles Price : Ciruit Court Judge, Montgomery County, Maryland Charles Rangle : Congressman, New York 15th District Norman Rice : Mayor of Seattle Washington Eugene Sawyer : Mayor of Chicago, Illinois Robert "Bobby" Scott : 1st Black Congressman since Reconstruction Robert C. Scott : Virginia, 3rd Distinct Bennett Stewart : U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois Andrew Young : Former Mayor of Atlanta /UN Ambassador Hubert H. Humphrey: Former Vice President of United States of America Judge Joe Brown: Judge and Television Host Christopher Darden: Attorney KWame Kilpatrick - Mayor of Detroit Business Henry Brown : VP Marketing Anheuser Bush Thomas Burrell : CEO, Burrell Advertising W. Melvin Brown : CEO, American Development Corporation Eugene Jackson : CEO, World African Network Charles James, III : CEO, James Produce John H. Johnson : Publisher and Founder of Johnson Publications Nathaniel Goldston : CEO & Founder, Gourmet Services, Inc., Delano Lewis : President, National Public Radio (NPR) Henry Parks : Founder, Parks Sausages, Inc. Joshua Smith : CEO, Maxima Corporation Entertainment Duke Ellington : Jazz musician Quincy Jones : Musician/Composer Tony Brown : Journalist/Producer Countee Cullen : Poet Donny Hathaway : Musician Eugene Jackson : National Black Network Chuck Stone : Philadelphia Daily News Daryl Bell : Actor Lionel Richie : Singer Stuart Scott : Sportscenter Anchormen Gerald Albright : Jazz Musician Lionel Hampton : Bandleader Keith Garrett : Executive Producer, Martin Network Television Marc Gay : Singer, R&B group: SHAI Mal Goode : First Afican-American Network Reporter Carl Martin : Singer, R&B group: SHAI Darnell Van Rensalier : Singer, R&B group: SHAI Keenan Ivory Wayans Religious Bishop John Hurst Adams - President of the Congress of Black Churches Harold Davis - President, American Baptist Churches T.J. Jemison - President of the National Baptist Convention, USA Inc. E. Edward Jones - President of the National Baptist Convention, America Wyatt Tee Walker - Executive Assisstant of M.L. King Jr. in Southern Christian Leadership Conference Sports Jesse Owens : Olympic gold medalist Eddie Robinson : Winningest coach in college football history Lenny Wilkens : Winningest coach in NBA history Rosie Greer : NFL Player Art Shell : NFL Former Player, and Coach Todd Day : NBA Player John "Hot Rod" Williams : NBA Player Wes Chandler : San Diego Chargers Fritz Pollard (First Black Head Coach in NFL history Gene Upshaw : President of NFL Players Association Reggie Williams : Cincinatti Bengals Quinn Buckner : Former NBA Player and Coach Wes Unseld : Former NBA Player and Coach Mike Powell : World Record Track Star John O. Brown - Basketball Coach, Dilliard University Greg Coleman - NFL's First African-American Punter Wayne Embry - General Manager NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers Charles Haley - Player, NFL's Dallas Cowboys Carnell Lake - NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Eddie Tolan - 1932 Olympic Gold Medalist, Track and Field Eric Wright - Player NFL's San Francisco '49ers |
Education:
Floyd Flake - President Wilberforce University Charles Kidd - Former President of York College Politics: Gregory Meeks - Congressman - US House of Representives Religion: Rev. Otis Moss, Jr. Rt. Rev. H. H. Brookins, AME Bishop Rev. Theodore Jemison Rt. Rev. Phillip Cousins, AME Bishop Rev. E. Edward Jones Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker Rt. Rev. John Hurst Adams Rev. James A. Forbes, Jr. Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Sampson Rev. J. Alfred Smith Rt. Rev. Vinton Anderson Rev. Frederick Douglas Haynes, III Rev. Dr. T. Garrott Benjamin, Jr. Rt. Rev. Donald Ming Rt. Rev. Frank Cummings Rev. Dr. Joseph Samuel Ratliff Rev. Cecil Murray; First AME Church Rev. Harold Davis, Amer. Baptist Churches Business Robert L. Coleman; CEO - Wittnauer Watch Charles D. Watkins; Vice Chm - Wittnauer Nathaniel Gholston; CEO Gourmet Svcs. William Pickard; Businessman Elliott Hall; VP Ford Motor Co. |
sphinxpoet,
I sent you a PM regarding the link to my chapter's website, which included photos of many of the Brothers listed here. Unfortunately, your PM box was full. I am not sure why it was deleted, but here it is again: http://alpha.mulambda.org/prominent.html |
Hubert Humphrey??? Was he an honorary?
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Brother Humprhy was also a life member and attended conventions of the Fraternity.
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Hi Lawrence Ross, I bought your book when it first came out.
I am not an Alpha, but an Omega. I wanted to ask you a question. On page 353 of your book, John Johnson says that Norman Manley was in a fraternity. Was the Prime Minister of Jamaica Norman Manley really in a fraternity? The reason why I am asking this is because I am Jamaican also. |
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I know you addressed this to Lawrence, but Norman Manley was definitely in a fraternity -- he was an Alpha man! :D |
I was watching Real Time with Bill Mahar last night(one of my favorite shows) and Brother Kwame Kilpatrick was on there and he as usual was excellent. Catch it on HBO if you can!
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Todd Duncan, the first Porgy in "Porgy and Bess." Also the first African American accepted into the New York City Opera. Taught voice at Howard University and lived to the ripe old age of 95.
And of course, a Brother of Mu Lambda Chapter. |
Updated Info
Alpha Brothers currently serving as
President or in Leadership of Higher Educational Institutions. Dr. Burnett Joiner - President - Livingston College & Hood Theological Seminary-Salisbury, NC Calvin Burnett - President- Coppin State College - Baltimore, MD Oswald P. Bronson, Sr., Ph.D - .President - Bethune-Cookman College - Daytona Beach, FL Dr. David George Carter - President - Eastern Connecticut State University - Willimantic,Connecticut Julius L. Chambers, ESQ -Chancellor - President - North Carolina Central University - Durham, NC Dr. Thomas Cole Jr., President-Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta,Georgia Alvin A. Cleveland - President - Selma University - Selma, AL Brother Ronald Crutcher -Provost - Miami University (OH) - Miami, Ohio William B. DeLauder, Ph.D.- President - Delaware State University- Dover, DE Dr. Larry L. Earvin - President - Huston-Tillotson College - Austin, Texas Dr. Dwight Fennell - President - Paul Quinn College - Dallas, Texas Floyd Flake - President - Wilberforce University - Wilberforce, Ohio Dr. Elson Floyd - President-University of Missouri -Columbia, Missouri Norman C. Francis, J.D.- President - Xavier University of Louisiana - New Orleans, LA James R. Gavin, III, M.D., Ph.D.- President - Morehouse School of Medicine- Atlanta, Georgia Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D - President - Gannon University - Erie, Pennsylvania Dr. Jerry L. Hardee, President - Sherman College - Spartanburg, South Carolina Robert L. Head - President - Urbana University - Urbana, Ohio Dr. David Henson -President -Lincoln University-Jefferson City, Missouri Ernest L. Holloway, Ph.D.- President - Langston University- Langston, OK Freeman A. Hrabowski, III - President - University of Maryland Baltimore, County (UMBC) - Baltimore, MD Dr. William T. Keaton - President -Arkansas Baptist College - Little Rock, Arkansas Dr. Harold L Martin, Sr. - President - Winston-Salem State University - Winston-Salem, NC Wesley Cornelious McClure, Ed.D. - President - Lane College - Jackson, TN Benjamin F. Payton, Ph.D.- President -Tuskegee University - Tuskegee, AL Dr. W. Clinton Pettus - President - Cheyney University of Pennsylvania -Cheyney Pennsylvania Henry Ponder, Ph.D.- President - Talladega College - Talladega, Alabama Dr. Frank G. Pogue, - President - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania - Edinboro, Pennsylvania Earl Richardson, Ed.D.- President - Morgan State University - Baltimore, MD Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.- President Emeritus - Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA Albert E. Smith - President - Florida Memorial College-Miami, FL Dr. John K. Waddell - President - St. Paul's College- Lawrenceville, Virginia Dr. James Wingate, Jr., Ph.D -.President - LeMoyne-Owen College - Memphis, TN College Vice Presidents: Dr. Wayne Brumfield- Vice President , University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA Bruce Crawford - Vice-President, Lawson State Community College, Birmingham, AL Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough-Vice President, Albany State University, Albany, Georgia |
Eddie Robinson was listed this week as #9 on ESPN's 25 Best Coaches In The Last 25 Years list. What makes this especially phenomenal is that the list includes coaches from all sports, all levels, not just college football. Needless to say, he's also the only African-American on the list. Check out the article and pass the word!
ETA updated link http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn2.../25bestcoaches |
Documentary Celebrates Unique Lifelong Bonds Between Coach and Student-Athletes
Oct. 12, 2004 NEW YORK - The unique lifelong bonds between legendary Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson and the student-athletes he coached and mentored over 50 years will be celebrated when CSTV: College Sports Television, (www.collegesports.com) premieres a special documentary on Robinson Saturday, October 16 (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT) as part of its critically acclaimed Coach original series. Robinson, who retired in 1997 as the winningest coach in college football history, built Grambling State into the premier historically black college as head coach from 1941 to 1997. He produced more than 200 future NFL players, more than any other college coach, and led the Tigers to eight national black college titles and 18 Southwestern Athletic Conference championships. Perhaps more importantly, he produced hundreds of young eager, productive, ambitious citizens. While creating one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports, Robinson took as much pride in molding responsible, mature young adults who achieved great success in business and in life. Among those interviewed for the documentary: Doris Robinson, Eddie Robinson's wife; Horace Judson, president of Grambling State University; Doug Williams, former Grambling State quarterback who later was a Super Bowl MVP; James Harris, former Grambling State quarterback who also played in the NFL; Ernie Ladd and Sammy White, former Grambling State and NFL greats; Eddie Robinson, Jr., the coach's son; and others. CSTV's Coach original series explores the unique bonds between college sports' greatest coaches and their prized pupils, and the lessons taught on the playing field which remain relevant long after student-athletes' playing days are over. The Eddie Robinson File: · Coached Grambling State from 1941-97, compiling a 408-165-15 record and winning 8 national black college titles · Became college football's winningest coach when Grambling State defeated Prairie View A&M in 1985 for his 324th victory, thus surpassing the iconic Paul "Bear" Bryant · Among Robinson's former players who starred in the NFL: Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis, James Harris, Charlie Joiner, Ernie Ladd, Everson Walls, Doug Williams, Sammy White and Paul (Tank) Young · Arrived at Grambling State in 1941 to become head football and basketball coach and physical education teacher · Coached the first black player (Younger) to make it to the NFL Soundbites from CSTV's Eddie Robinson documentary: "America was the only country that would allow me to...play in the Super Bowl and win the Super Bowl. After that game, Coach Robinson was in the San Diego and I never shall forget, the one thing he told me that day was...he said, `You don't even understand the impact that you have on America...being the only African-American quarterback to do that'" (win the Super Bowl). - Doug Williams, former Grambling quarterback who later was the MVP of the Washington Redskins' 1988 Super Bowl victor "We were all involved in segregation...and all of us rode the back of the bus, and all of us drunk from the colored and white water fountain, and it was easy for all of us to say that life is not fair. But I think, once we played for Coach, we realized that we could overcome." - James Harris, former Grambling quarterback who later played for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL "I remember, sometimes he would take a whole practice and just talk to you about life, never pertaining to football. Just about what you had to do and how life would really treat you if you didn't do those things that you really needed to do." - Andre Robinson (no relation), a 1981 Grambling graduate who played under Eddie Robinson Encore Presentations of CSTV's Eddie Robinson documentary: Sunday, October 17, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT Sunday, October 31, 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT Wednesday, November 10, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT http://www.collegesports.com/sports/...101204aav.html |
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New to the Board yall. I just wanted to vouch for Brother Rev. Floyd Flake. He is my pastor. I attend the Greater Allen Cathedral in Queens NY. I have gripped the Brother..... he's legit (sp):cool:
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I am also told that his wife, Co-Paster Eliane, is a Soror as well. I cant say for sure though
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GRAMBLING — Organizers hope to open a small exhibit of items from a proposed Eddie Robinson Museum in time for the city of Grambling's annual Juneteenth celebration.
Ruston attorney John Belton, a governor-appointed member who chairs the museum board, asked for and received the votes needed Tuesday to push for a June opening. The temporary exhibit was an idea broached earlier in a series of meetings to help jumpstart the long-dormant project. Grambling Mayor Martha Andrus, an ex-officio board member, was thrilled with the idea: "Juneteenth would be a wonderful time to open that." The Louisiana Legislature approved the museum in 1999, but the project was nearly derailed by a series of budget cuts and disagreements over location. In fact, the board that oversees the project hadn't met for nearly a year when these new efforts began in January. Florent Hardy, a state archivist, offered to have a member of his staff bring memorabilia being held in Baton Rouge to display in this temporary exhibit — praising the idea as "something that would showcase the museum idea," Hardy said. He recommended that someone from the university view the items to help with selection, and to take a management role when they arrived. GSU football coach Melvin Spears and others have recommended displaying the Robinson items in the foyer and upstairs trophy cases of the stadium support facility on campus. The group also heard on Tuesday from John Arthur Jones, son of GSU's legendary former president R.W.E. Jones, who spoke on behalf of the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. The museum has commissioned a tribute to Eddie Robinson, Jones said, and would like to join in a cooperative arrangement with the Robinson project. He proposed that the local museum display the new wax figure for up to three months at a time, on loan. The only cost would be travel arrangements, liability insurance and security, he said. The wax museum, meanwhile, would offer referrals back to the Robinson project if people wanted more in-depth information on his life and accomplishments. "I said I wouldn't get involved unless that was in place," said Jones. "I've known about the museum idea, and this could provide a back and forth in supporting each other in a meaningful way." The wax figure, which Jones said should be finished in time for the 2005 Bayou Classic, will also be put on display at other events throughout the nation — an added promotional benefit. In other business, the group approved an artist to create a logo, appointed Belton to push for support in advance of the next legislative session and discussed several fundraising opportunities — including the founding of a Friends of the Eddie Robinson Museum group. Originally published April 6, 2005 |
As someone who has an avid interest in Black History I couldn't but help to take a look at this thread. Not to overstep my bounds- but, I believe W.E.B. DuBois is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity,just giving him the recognition he deserves to belonging to your great fraternity!:)
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Former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins was the keynote speaker at my graduation (Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus) yesterday, where he also received an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree.
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that was a nice list :)
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Eric Jerome Dickey and E. Lynn Harris are Alphas??? :eek: Didn't know that.
Also, I have seen certain publications try to claim John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony Mag among many other accomplishments, as a Kappa :confused: |
Re: Alpha Men- couple of typos
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[B]Alpha Men are on the forefront of social change in America. Although we all pursue goals in diverse fields of interest, we share a common mission in uplifting the economic condition of all our people. It is simply not enough for an Alpha Man to obtain a college degree, still a larger task remains. An Alpha Man must provide sound leadership in his community, being committed to service. He is charged to lend a hand to his fellow man. Education/Scholarship Dr. James Cheek : Howard University (past president of my alma mater!!!! fiesty little man!) Science/Medicine Dr. Lasalle D. Leffall : President American College of Surgeons - My mother's doctor...he is AMAZING!-- More information on him- www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/ biography.asp?bioindex=758&category=medicalMakers QUOTE] |
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WOW I did not know Eric Jerome Dickey is an Alpha I spent all summer reading his novels I love his books his creativity kept me reading all summer long well now I see why I felt that way and I see why I could relate so well to his lingo YOU gotta love Skee-Phi it feels so good!
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I had no idea former DC Mayor Marion Barry is an Alpha man :eek:
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Wilt
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha at
Kansas U. His pal, Maurice "Reese" King was a Kappa and both were very popular at KU. I was there then....Erik P Conard, TKE |
Wilt Chamberlain was not an Alpha. He is mentioned in the Kappa history book as a Kappa.
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Honorary Member's
Most of the list provided for the alpha's were honorary members. :cool:
From MLK to Manley to Frederick Douglas. Question? Does Frederick Douglas know that he is an alpha? He was given this honorary distinction after he was dead. Can we truly call him an alpha? This is the reason why the NPHC was formed, because of the alphas doing these types of things. (Look it up if you don't believe me) However, they are not the only ones. The vast majority of these organizations do these things for money purposes and to claim their accomplishments as their own. Whenever these lists are printed most of the prominent members are honorary. These same marketing tools are used to lure new members. Why? I wonder how many of these people would still have pledged these orgs. if they knew the truth from the beginning? Shameful. Some of these people never even saw the inside of a university. How do you feel about this honorary thing and the way it is used to fool people? |
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;) Posthumous honorary induction OF COURSE precludes the person's knowledge and consent. Especially when you passed away in 1895 before the fraternity was founded. But none of that matters because someone obviously gave it the go ahead years ago. As far as the rest of your post, I hypothesize that the average aspirant doesn't care too much who the famous or prominent members are and whether or not those famous or prominent members are honorary. I have YET to have an aspirant at the collegiate or alumnae level admit to me that she became interested in Delta AFTER seeing a list of famous or prominent and/or honorary members. |
Here we go again.....
The majority of these members are NOT honorary. Not that I have to justify it, but please let it be known that Martin Luther King PARTICULARLY is not honorary. Otherwise, DSTCHAOS is right.... it's not like our orgs are saying "Join us! Alicia Keys/Hubert Humphrey/Sheryl Lee Ralph/The Temptations/etc are all members!" then you cross and everyone says "Psyche your mind!" :rolleyes: |
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Most famous members of NPHC organization are not honorary members. Especially with Omega, Kappa, and Alpha. Alpha hasn't given honorary membership since Hubert Humphrey in the 1960's. Kappa never gave out honorary membership. And Omega rarely gives out honorary membership. In fact, most famous individuals who became Omegas, approached Omega FIRST, not the opposite way around. Therefore, inducting famous members is not a marketing tool. You stated, "Some of these people never even saw the inside of a university." Most famous people who join NPHC organizations went to college. Yes, there is an extremely small number who did not, but most did. |
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LOL! "Just my imagination....." |
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Right now, the new president of BCC is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
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