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social justice and empowering those who have been blocked from achieving the American Dream. During the 2008 presidential election, Jones, a member of the NAACP, hosted rallies in Cleveland for Barack Obama and organized a youth voter registration drive in the city. He also received various awards for his work, including the “Emerging Leader” award from U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge and the Urban League’s “Distinguished Men” award. Until 2010, he also was the youngest news talk radio show host when he was on "Basheer Jones and Company" on WERE AM/1490 News Talk Radio and Street Soldiers on WENZ FM/107.9. In addition, he has been a guest correspondent on CNN, MSNBC, and CSPAN, wrote a book titled, “I’ll Speak for Change,” and is the creator of the Be the Change Leadership Series, in which he holds leadership and character development workshops within various school systems throughout the state of Ohio.
Bro. Diallo Rabain Member of Parliament
Epsilon Theta Lambda ’02 (District Deputy, IAAC - International) Bro. Diallo Rabain is the current Minister of Education and Workforce Development and a member of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party. Rabain attended Florida A&M University, where he earned a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology in 1995. Initially, Rabain was appointed to the Senate in November 2011 by the-then Premier of Bermuda, Paula Cox. He served as the Junior Minister of Education and the Junior Minister of Youth, Families and Sports. In 2012, he was unsuccessful as a Candidate for election to the House of Assembly in Bermuda. In December 2012, he was reappointed to the Senate as the 36
Opposition Leader in the Senate. While in the Senate, he served as the Shadow Minister of Environment & Planning and was the Senate Spokesman for Public Works, Community/ Cultural Development, and Education. In February 2016, Rabain was elected to the House of Assembly via a By-Election to constituency 13, Devonshire North Central. Then, in July 2017, he was elected to the House of Assembly again for Constituency 13, Devonshire North Central and was appointed to the Cabinet post of Minister of Education and Workforce Development by Premier of Bermuda, Edward David Burt. In addition, he serves the Fraternity as the International District Director for the East Region, in which he oversees Alpha Chapters in Bermuda, London, Germany, Liberia, and South Africa.
Bro. Fanon A. Rucker
Hamilton County, Ohio, Municipal Court Judge Gamma Iota '92
Bro. Fanon A. Rucker, whose father was a former Indiana Supreme Court Justice, has served continuously as a municipal court judge since 2007. Judge Rucker has written several hundred criminal and civil decisions during his tenure and received consistently high ratings from local and state bar associations for his service on the Court. Before assuming a seat on the bench, Judge Rucker represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts in class action lawsuits and individual litigation. He served as the law director for the Village of Lincoln Heights for several years, as the prosecutor for four municipalities, and provided legal advice for small businesses and nonprofit corporations. Initially, he served as assistant prosecutor with the City of Cincinnati after graduation from law THE SPHINX