Opera singer, composer, librettist Uzee Brown, Jr. was born on June 13, 1950, in Cowpens, South Carolina, to Alline Gaffney Brown from Thickety Mountain, South Carolina, and Uzee Brown, Sr. Uzee Jr’s siblings, were Willie Brown, Sr. Ethelene Brown Palmer, Delois Brown Daniels, Daisy Dawkins, … Read MoreUzee Brown, Jr (1950- )
Otha Edward Thornton, Jr., the first African American President of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), was born in October of 1967 and reared in Elberton, Georgia, to Otha Edward Thornton, Sr., a Vietnam Veteran, and Estelle J Thornton. He was the oldest of seven. … Read MoreOtha Edward Thornton, Jr. (1967- )
Everett Blair Ward, former President of St. Augustine’s University and National President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, was born on November 6, 1958, at St. Agnes Hospital on the campus of Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, to William Henry Ward, a businessman, and … Read MoreEverett Blair Ward (1959- )
Harvey Johnson Jr. is an American politician from Mississippi. He graduated from Rosa A. Temple High School in Vicksburg, Mississippi and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Tennessee State University in 1968. He earned his master’s degree in political science from the University … Read MoreHarvey Johnson Jr. (1946- )
Robert Harold Ogle (born April 3, 1886) was a founder (Jewel) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. (the oldest existing African American fraternity) and the first African American known to serve as a professional Senate committee staffer. Born to Jeremiah and Mary Ellen Ogle in … Read MoreRobert Harold Ogle (1886-1936)
The Honorable Robert Anthony Molloy, a member of the District of Columbia, Virginia State, and Virgin Islands Bars, was born on November 14, 1975, in Christiansted, United States, Virgin Islands, to Claude “Tappy” Molloy, Former V.I. Senator and President of the Legislature, and Frances Moore … Read MoreRobert Anthony Molloy (1975- )
Charles Henry Chapman was born June 20, 1876, in Cayuga County, New York. He is one of the seven founders (Jewels) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent. In 1880, Chapman … Read MoreCharles Henry Chapman (1876–1934)
Henry Arthur Callis was one of the Seven Jewels or founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He was born on January 14, 1887, in Rochester, New York, to the Rev. Henry Callis and Helen Josephine (Sprague) Callis and was one of five children. As a … Read MoreHenry Arthur Callis (1887–1974)
George Biddle Kelley is a founding member (Jewel) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the oldest existing African American fraternal organization. Kelley was born August 24, 1884, in Troy, New York. His father, Richard, was a runaway slave who had come north and volunteered to … Read MoreGeorge Biddle Kelley (1884–1962)
Nathanial Allison Murray was a founder (Jewel) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and noted educator in Washington, D.C. Murray was born April 10, 1884, to Daniel Alexander Payne Murray and Anna Jane Evans Murray. His father, Daniel, was one of the first African American … Read MoreNathanial Allison Murray (1884-1959)
