Message from
Amandla-8
the President
Sphinxmen Cross the Burning Sands The Brotherhood proudly ini¬ tiated 8Sphinxmen into the Fraternity or Janu'iry 4lh at the
Peoples Congregational United
Church of Christ. This impressive
line chose as its name ‘Amandla,”
South African for power—Black South
Africans
use
the
term
“Amandla” widely in response to
Let me share with you some re¬ ections on amost electrifying ex¬ perience Ihad at the recent Beta Chapter birthday- observance for
our late Brother Martin Luther
King, Jr. (See College Corner for particulars.) The beauty of seeing so many young AfricanAmericans doing positive things greatly impressed me. They ac¬ knowledged their faith and gave thanks for the deeds of others that
allowed them to be where they are today. There is so much negativ¬ ism about our youth in the media that Iwished there were more
adults present to see this beautiful program, it was as if the chapei was an island and the stormy sea of drugs, crimes, and man’s inhu¬ manity to man was lashing all around. What arefreshing sight to see these young people doing posi¬ tive things and unashamedly pro¬ claiming their faith in ahigher be!
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As the evening progressed, it depictions in the media, all hope for the youth of our race is de ¬ nitely not lost; that though the (continued on page 3)
State University and his masters from Indiana State University. He is currently adivinity student at Howard University. He is also Assistant Dean for Special Programs at Howard. He is mar¬ ried to the former Brenda Loree M i l l e r.
on amost successf»d service pro¬ ject of feeding the homeless. Amandla-8 chose to engage in a front-line ministry to stress their commitment for attacking hunger at it roots. They chose to help peo¬ ple who were too proud to go to
Duckens eld, anative Washing¬ tonian, received his undergraduate education at Princeton University and his law degree from the
shelters and those who were some-
how not being covered by conven¬ tional safety nets. In addition these Brothers have chosen the Oak Hill Maximum
Security Detention Center, located
in Lanham, Maryland (for males ages 14 through 19) as its long¬ term service project. Athreepronged program is envisioned en¬
compassing (1) abook drive to stock the nonexisting library at Oak Hill; there is library space, but no books; (2) workshops and general rap sessions on edu¬
Brother Thomas Averill
H a r v a r d L a w S c h o o l . A b a c h e l o r,
he is currently an attorney with the Of ce of the General Counsel,
Department of the Army. Brother Rylan Rudolph
Harris was also born in
Washington. He is agraduate of Hampton University and is cur¬ rently working on an MBA at the University of the District of Columbia. Brother Harris is single
and he is employed by the Rouse (continued on next page) 9tCPHA PHI iUy>hb>i
cation, African-American ^tant Dean, 9ii^Phi^iL ha.Q xL alL tht ui/iRLd history, religion, work c, “Jewel of t m
ethics, etc.; and (3) role iaents adopted ^ models for the men of ve been ratif
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Oak Hill to recognize that dpermanent ZLL oMa^ x. in lai>c idUA tpu. of Mu ’’’ XAtUndviLd^tU^ht^Luimct
stem CUiiAin t / u z t styles to consider. More de¬ ^nd i/itin de iA^ iAent f enynii tails on this project will be 'ZAci^iaadaid.^LpAatJunt forthcoming. StdJUlMoJzt Phi t? Our eight new Brothers bring a W, r a P t n wealth of talent, experience, and XIL ht in ioi>t uldA dedication to the Fraternity:
George B. Kelley Nathaniel A. Murray Robert H. Ogle Vertner W. Tandy
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of Chicago, received his bachelors degree in psychology from Illinois
initiated Brothers also embarked
Founders (Omega Chapter) Henry A. Callis Charles H. Chapman Eugene Kinckle Jones
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Brother James Coleman, anative
aBlack power chant. The newly-
there are alternative life
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February 1990 Washington, D.C. MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated