February 1989
MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Message from the President
ment Institute workshop is devoted to Black pride, including contri¬ butions by Blacks through the ages. It is one of the more
one that Iwill long remember. On
well-received workshops that always imparts new knowledge to
speaker was Rev. James Bevel,
the audience. It is said that we, as
Black people, cannot aspire to assume the throne unless we
realize we were once kings and queens. With the many affairs in observance of Brother Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, it would seem to be an easy tran¬ sition into Black History month. On January 16th Iaddressed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance sponsored by Zeta Rho Lambda Chapter in Dover, Delaware. There were some 400
The month of February is designated Black History Month, thanks in large part to one of our chapter members, Brother J. Rupert Picott. On the surface it would seem unnecessary to have a speci c segment of time to empha¬ size the important contributions made to this country’s well-being by Blacks. If there were equitable treatment by historians and authors
of textbooli of the facts, we
would not need this. Because the
inequity does exist, it behooves each of us to support the repetition of facts about Black people that might otherwise go unnoticed. We must each be a"griot"—the wise elder that recited the African
Village history—and repeat the information to all.
In this vein, one workshop in
the Annual Leadership Develop-
persons in attendance at this annual breakfast affair. The experience of preparing and delivering the speech was most rewarding and
January 17th Beta sponsored an affair in remembrance of Brother
King at Rankin Chapel The formerly aclose associate of Brother King. The quality and content of the program were superb (see the College Corner). The date was incorrectly listed in last month’s calendar of events; I
apologize for the inconvenience
that this may have caused. There were over 200 persons in attendance and they were all
equally as moved. Salutations are
extended to Brother Darrell Arnold
who coordinated the program.
With talented young men like this neophyte and others of Beta chapter, we are ensured of a continuation of the traditions of
excellence of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
K a l a h a r i A r t E x h i b i t i o n To u r e d Arecent trip to the Museum of Kalahari maintain adistinct culture.
African Art to see an exhibition of
This exhibition of ancestral
Kalahari Art is one of the ways high school students in Mu Lambda's monthly Leadership Development Program are learning to understand and appreciate their heritage. The Kalahari people live in 22 villages and three towns in the coastal mangrove area of the eastern Niger Delta in the nation of Nigeria. Although they are related by language and culture to the larger group of Ijo people, the
screens speaks to us as cultural
artifacts, as historical documents, and as artistic creations. They were created within the con nes of 19th
century Kalahari society and have now become apart of our world. For more information about
the Leadership Development Program, contact one of the co-chairmen, Vernon X. Smith
(696-6693) or Maurice White (387-3734).
Founders (Omega Chapter)
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Henry A. Callis Charles H. Chapman Eugene K. Jones George B. Kelley Nathaniel A, Murray Robert H. Ogle Vertner W. Tandy