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Torc(f T^eof cialNemlettero MuLambdachapter AlphaphiAlphaFraternity^Inc. May 2004 The Executive Message:
Passing the Torch Brother Rudolph Harris, PhD
President, Mu Lambda Chapter In Washington, on Monday, May 17, 1954, history was made when Chief Justice Earl Warren read the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Oliver Brown et al. v. Board of Education
of Topeka, “that in the eld of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal,
As we know, this case
unlocked the legal barrier to desegregation, however, the main goal of the decision: the integration of the public schools has been thwarted by those who want nothing less than to roll back
the historic civil rights advances of Blacks. Mu Lambda's Beautillion Program
lls an important niche. A
major focus on improving the lives of young men is through education. The culmination of the 2004 Rites of Passage was the Mu Lambda Foundation Beautillion &Gaia which honored
eight seniors. The Beaux were presented by Dr. Janette Hoston Harris, our MC who described their biography, activities, career
goals, parents and escorts. Presentation of the Henry Arthur Callis Scholarships was made by Brother William Tony’ Hawkins.
The evening's highlight was the presentation of the Beaux M e d a l l i o n a n d O a t h a n d t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f M r. B e a u f o r
2004, Fred Lee Johnson, 111. Brother Marc Fitzgerald Beautillion Committee Chair recognized and extended appreciation to the Beautillion Committee, the Choreographer, Brother Adrian Vincent James, Brothers of Mu Lambda, Iextended Friends, Parents and Workshop Presenters,
salutations to the entire team for their yeoman efforts which was
evident in the organization and planning for the 2004 Beautillion. The challenge for Mu Lambda Chapter is to ask: What speci c ways can we strive with ourlOth Annual Beatillion
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