FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC., OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC., PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INC AND IOTA PHI THETA FRATERNITY, INC., TACKLE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING WITH HISTORIC, JOINT RALLY AND SUMMIT
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. joined with the four other National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities for a Young Voter Rally and Voter Summit as part of its historic 3rd Annual NPHC Fraternity Days on the Hill initiative, which includes panel discussions and meetings with partners, and other officials, March 10-12. As part of the kick-off, Young Voter Rally featuring the young collegiate leaders of the National Pan-Hellenic Fraternities as well as the five Fraternity International Presidents or their designees will be addressing increasing Black Male voter participation in all elections at the MLK Memorial on Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. EST. The voter rally will also be livestreamed. From Monday, March 11 through Tuesday, March 12, all the NPHC fraternities along with our strategic partners will convene policy sessions on pivotal conversations about collaboration among Black Greek letter organizations as well as efforts to increase education and awareness on the issues impacting Black males from having full access to the ballot box.
WHAT: NPHC Fraternity Days on Capitol Hill is a joint Capitol Hill advocacy effort, including the five NPHC Fraternities with a voter rally, panel discussions, and meetings with strategic partners, Congressional members, and other officials.
WHEN: March 10-12, 2024
WHERE:
MLK Memorial, National Mall, 1964 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20004
Hyatt Salamander Washington DC 1330 Maryland Ave, SW Washington, DC 20024
WHO: International leadership and representatives from all five NPHC Fraternities, including Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.; Strategic Partners such as Dorian L. Spence, Vice President of Strategy and Programs, Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights; Cliff Albright, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Black Voters Matter Fund; Dr. Wes Bellamy, National Board Member of 100 Black Men; Dr. Ivory Toldson, National Dir. for Education, Innovation and Research at NAACP
Please consult the QR Code for the complete schedule for NPHC Frat Days on Capitol Hill. For media availability, please contact: Eric Christopher Webb: [email protected] or 443-635-5911.
About Alpha Phi Alpha
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men, was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. The Fraternity has long stood at the forefront of the African American community’s fight for civil rights through Alpha men such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; late former Congressman Adam Clayton Powell; late former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; legendary activist, actor and performer, Paul Robeson, former Ambassador Andrew Young; late former Senator Edward Brooke; scholar, Cornel West; Senator Raphael Warnock; Congressman Steven Horsford, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; General CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; six other members of the U.S. Congress, numerous state, and local lawmakers across the United States, as well as President of Liberia Joseph Boakai, Sr. The fraternity, through its more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization members, serves communities in the United States, and other parts of North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.