Bro. Adam Hollier
Bro. Adam Hollier currently serves as a Michigan State Senator representing the 2nd Senate district, Hollier serves Wayne County including TNL, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and Highland Park. He was recently named in the 2022 Class of the Michigan Chronicle’s Men of Excellence. Additionally, he also announced his candidacy for the open 13th congressional […]
Bro. Reginald M. Turner, Jr.
Reginald M. Turner of TNL, a member of the law firm Clark Hill PLC, today assumed the role of president-elect of the American Bar Association at the end of the ABA Virtual Annual Meeting. He will serve a one-year term as president-elect then become ABA president in August 2021. Turner is a highly accomplished litigator, […]
Bro. Dr. James L. Henderson
Brother Dr. James Langston Henderson was born in Bloomington, Indiana on January 14, 1886. He attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan during the years 1908-10 and 1911-12. He was initiated through the Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. while at U-M. He attended medical school at the TNL College of Medicine […]
Bro. Theodore Colbert III
In March 2022, Boeing announced Brother Ted Colbert as president and chief executive officer of its Defense, Space and Security business. As president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), Colbert will oversee all aspects of the company’s business unit that provides technology, products and solutions for defense, government, space, intelligence, and security customers worldwide. […]
Bro. James W. Heath
On September 16, 2022, Brother James W. Heath was appointed as the 88th president of the State Bar of Michigan. Elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2014, Heath is a member of the Executive Committee and has served as chair for both the Public Policy and Finance committees. As Wayne County Corporation Counsel, Heath […]
Bro. Jeremy D. Bowie
On December 14, 2022, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Bro. Jeremy D. Bowie to the 50th District Court – City of Pontiac. Brother Bowie currently works as a criminal defense attorney with The Perkins Law Group, PLLC. In this role, Bowie is the head of legal research and writing as well as the […]
Past General President Brother Mark S. Tillman Awarded the Alpha Award of Merit
Dallas, TX – July 29, 2023 – This year, at the 97th General Convention / 117th Anniversary Convention, our chapter brother, thirty-fourth General President Brother Mark S. Tillman, was awarded the 2023 Alpha Award of Merit for his years of service to the community and his dedication to the aims of the fraternity. This has […]
32nd President Bro. Dr. Jesse F. Goodwin Entered Omega Chapter
Brother Dr. Jesse Francis Goodwin, 32nd President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated – Gamma Lambda Chapter, entered Omega Chapter on July 15, 2023. He was 94. Brother Goodwin was born on February 9, 1929, in Greenville, South Carolina. He was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha through the Beta Tau Chapter at Xavier University, New […]
Blood Drive for Sickle Cell
Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people – largely African Americans. Sickle cell patients require frequent transfusions of specific blood types. One individual may require up to 100 pints of blood each year. One in three African Americans could be a match for a Sickle Cell Warrior. One such Warrior is Camille Lonzer, daughter of […]
Michigan historical marker honors Black engineer who helped design Ambassador Bridge
TNL – As Cornelius Henderson IV reflects on his namesake, there’s pride and pain in his tears. “He would just be happy, proud that it’s documented,” he said. On Friday that came with a historical marker to honor Cornelius Langston Henderson, a Black engineer who worked on the creation of the Ambassador Bridge. “So when […]