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Get ready for the So Icy day party hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. – Iota Delta Lambda Chapter at Puttery Chicago on Sunday, August 24th. Enjoy smooth sounds from DJ Commando and DJ LMS. Enjoy delicious food and optional bottle service in one of the city’s most stylish venues. This is the perfect way to close out summer with good people, good energy, and unforgettable vibes. Book your tickets now at https://www.eventnoire.com/events/soicydayparty

How I'm stepping to the polls this year 🫡 👏🏿 📹 credit: The Beta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity Incorporated

Milton Carver Davis (born March 29, 1949) is a lawyer who researched and advocated for the pardon of Clarence Norris, the last surviving Scottsboro Boy. He graduated from Tuskegee University and received his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law. He was an American Political Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, a Ford Foundation Graduate Fellow, and a Herbert Lehman Foundation International Scholar. He gained international acclaim when as the Assistant Attorney General for Alabama he partnered with Donald Watkins to research and advocate for a full pardon of Clarence Norris, the last known surviving Scottsboro Boy based on innocence. Governor George Wallace granted the parole in 1976 as the first time in the state's history that a pardon had been granted based upon innocence. He was the 29th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He created the Fraternity's World Policy Council as a think tank to expand the organization's involvement in politics and social and current policy to encompass important global and world issues. The World Policy Council has published white papers on the Politics of Nigeria, the War on Terrorism, Hurricane Katrina, the Millennium Challenge Account, and Extraordinary Rendition. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYFo7HrJRH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, he went into broadcasting; he is a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network. In 1996, he was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team. In October 2021, he was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He attended Atlanta's David Tobias Howard High School. He quarterbacked the football team and played catcher on the baseball team. He learned basketball on a rutted and dirt playground, the only facility available at his all-black school. He accepted a basketball offer from Southern Illinois University, saying that "there were no black quarterbacks, so I played basketball." He became one of the premier collegiate basketball players in the country. He was named a Division II All-American in 1964 and 1965. As a sophomore in 1965, he led SIU to the NCAA Division II Tournament. SIU moved up from Division II to Division I in 1967, and he and SIU won the NIT. He was named MVP of 1967. He has a line of Puma sneakers named after him. The first Puma Clyde was released in 1973. Until that time, the Converse Chuck Taylor launched in 1917, was the only basketball sneaker bearing a player's name. He is the first modern NBA star to have his line of sneakers. The promotional material references his "signature colorful style". He lives with his long-term girlfriend, Patricia James. He is the father of a son. He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYFWPTL1pF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Albert Ely Edwards (March 19, 1937 – April 29, 2020) was a politician who served in the Texas Legislature representing District 146. Edwards served on three of the most influential Committees. Edwards was the Chairman of the Rules and Resolutions Committee, Chairman of Budget and Oversight of the Ways and Means Committee, and a member of the Appropriations Committee. Edwards graduated from Wheatley High School in Houston. Edwards is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He received a BA from Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas in 1966, and a Certificate in Corrective Therapy at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He became a realtor and mortgage broker. He was involved in the Civil Rights Movement, where he participated in peaceful marches and demonstrations throughout the USA with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Reverend Jesse Jackson, Mr. Carl Stocks, Reverend William (Bill) Lawson, and others. He is a thirteen-term elected member of the Texas House of Representatives and has been serving in that capacity since 1978. In 1979, he authored and sponsored House Bill 1016, making June 19 ("Juneteenth") a state-paid holiday in Texas. He founded Juneteenth, U.S.A., in 1979 along with Al Edwards Real Estate and Mortgage Company. He was inducted into "Who's Who in America " in 1989 and "Who's Who of Global Decision Makers" in 2006. In 1983, he received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Belize. He is memorialized with a statute near Ashton Villa in Galveston, depicting him holding up a copy of the Juneteenth legislation. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWMX6pPHk4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Henry Ponder (born March 28, 1928, in Wewoka, Oklahoma) is an educator. He received his undergraduate, master's, and doctorate degrees from Langston University, Oklahoma State University, and Ohio State University respectively. He went on to serve as the president of Talladega College, Benedict College, and Fisk University. He was the 28th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He is the vice-chairman of the Fraternity's World Policy Council, a think tank whose purpose is to expand Alpha Phi Alpha's involvement in politics, and social and current policy to encompass international concerns. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVm7UqLtcE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Alphaversary to Brother Arthur Lewis. Initiated into the Alpha Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. on the Campus at UCLA on March 27, 1946. He is the last surviving Charter Member - Chartered on February 24, 1947. He is active with the Beta Psi Lambda Alumni Chapter in Los Angeles. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha #alphadelta #gammaxi #ucla #77yearsofmembership https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTdviOPxdA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=