Message from the President
Brother Martin Luther King. Jr. (1929-1968)
Isay to you today, my friends, so even though we face the dif culties of today and tomorrow, Istill have adream. It is adream deeply rooted in the American'dream.
Ihave adream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the
true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal" Ihave adream that one day on the red hills
of Georgia the sons offormer slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. Excerpted from the speech by Brother King on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Happy New Year, Brothers! Yes, the decade of the 80’s is be¬ hind us and we look forward to a
prosperous and productive decade of the 90’s. My wish is that we learn from the mistakes of the
past, pro t from the actions in the future, and share some of the ben¬ e ts with those less fortunate.
Four Longevity Awards Presented at December Meeting In commemorating the 66th birthday of the chapter, the December meeting featured acer¬ emony highlighting four members for their years of service in Alpha Phi Alpha. The honored Brothers
Now that the glow that you
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basked in over the holidays has mellowed somewhat, have you re¬ ected on what the new year should bring? Combined celebra¬
Dawson, Jr., Arthur M. Freeman,
tions of the birth of Christ and the
initiated at Sigma Chapter at
beginning of anew decade should have all of our batteries fully re¬ charged. Mu Lambda Chapter
Boston in 1950. He was the
Sr., and Berry A. Johnson. Brother Wesley A. Brown was rst
rubbed elbows with Jewels Callis,
Ogle, Murray, Jones, and Tandy. Amember in good standing with Mu Lambda Chapter, he is Life Member #902.
Brother Horace G. Dawson, Jr. pledged at Nu Chapter at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania and is adistinguished member of (see Longevity AwardSj page 3) About our new name
African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy (1949).
As we indicated in earlier is¬
career as aNaval of cer, retiring
sues, we had appropriated the masthead and name used by the
would like to connect with these batteries to allow for a ow of
Brother Brown led adistinguish^
electricity into its service projects
as Lieutenant Commander after 20
National for its newsletter.
years of service. Amember of the Howard University Of ce of University Planning, he is active with the Association for the Study
Therefore we had acontest to se¬
Fraternity represents the light of the world, it seems more than ap¬ propriate to surmise that Mu Lambda should help rid the
of
tion for the new name comes from
District of darkness.
Church
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Washingtonian. In earlier years,
for the fraternal year. With just a small amount of energy from each Brother, collectively we can light
up D.C.! Since Alpha Phi Alpha
Afro-American
Life
and
lect anew name. With this issue,
we are proud to sport our own masthead and name. The inspira¬
History and the Naval Of cers
our own Past Chapter President,
of John Wesley A.M.E. Zion
Gill's entry even included art work
Association. He is also amember and
a
native
Brother Brown fraternized and
B r o t h e r Ve r n o n S . G i l l . B r o t h e r ideas for the masthead. Thank
you Brother Gill!
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