MANUMISSION TOUR

On March 11, 2023, the Alpha Academy/Scholar program went on the Manumission Tour in historic Old Town Alexandria led by Bro. John Chapman. During the tour, the young men heard little-known stories of Africans and African-Americans, both enslaved and free men, at a time when Alexandria, Virginia was one of early American's main centers for the international and domestic slave trade. As a background note, MANUMISSION is the act of freeing or the state of being free from slavery, servitude, etc

Thanks to Brother and Alexandria City Councilman, John Chapman and the parents that joined us during the event. We had a total of 12 participants.

College Tour To Vsu 2023

On Friday, April 07, 2023, Alpha Academy/Scholars traveled to The Virginia State University for the annual college tour. Bro. Yousif Omer gave us the executive tour of campus to include sharing the rich history of VSU and visiting the College of Engineering and Technology which included meeting a student who was building an autonomous robot as part of a NASA project. Bro. Omer along with other students shared their motivation to go to college and more specifically why they chose to attend VSU. Bro. Omer, who was a previous Resident Assistant, talked about resident life as we visited the freshmen dormitories. In spite of the rain, the event was a success, and we truly felt the love of VSU as we were greeted by the VSU Present, Bro. Makola M. Abdullah AND his Executive Vice President and Provost, Bro. Dr. Donald Palm III prior to our departure. Thanks to Bro. Yousif Omer who took his personal time to lead discussions on college life as we walked around their campus. Also thanks to Bro. Abdullah, Bro. Palm and congratulations to the neophytes of Beta Gamma who were scheduled to have their probate show later that evening. There were a total of 11 young men in attendance from our program, along with the support of 5 brothers from Xi Alpha Lambda. Finally, a special thanks to Bro. Wes Wright, a VSU Alum, who took the lead in organizing this event. The next Alpha Academy/Scholars event will be our participation in the March for Babies walk at Washington Nationals Stadium.