youth development

ALPHA PHI ALPHA Statement on Zimmerman Trial Verdict

On the evening of February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed. That night, Tyravon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, and father, Tracy Martin, lost a son. That night, Trayvon Martin’s brother, Jahvaris Martin, lost his younger brother. On July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman, the man who killed Trayvon Martin, was acquitted. There is much that can be said about the killing of this young man, Trayvon Martin. It is without question that young black men have long-been...

Leadership Development Institute (LDI – North)

The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) was chartered in the Eastern Region of the fraternity in 1983. Geographically, the Eastern Region includes the eastern seaborne; from Maine to Virginia,as well as chapters in Bermuda, Germany, South Africa, and Liberia.  This year, in partnership with the E TL Education Foundation , LDI will be held three times, once in the spring at the site of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity  Eastern Region Convention, and again during the summer in the Washington DC/Baltimore area, and...

Leadership Development Institute (LDI – South)

The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) was chartered in the Eastern Region of the fraternity in 1983. Geographically, the Eastern Region includes the eastern seaborne; from Maine to Virginia,as well as chapters in Bermuda, Germany, South Africa, and Liberia.  This year, in partnership with the E TL Education Foundation , LDI will be held three times, once in the spring at the site of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity  Eastern Region Convention, and again during the summer in the Washington DC/Baltimore area, and...

Leadership Development Institute

For over a century, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated has been the hallmark of leadership development; providing our nation and the world with leaders whose talents have contributed immeasurable value to humanity and civilization.  Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Marc Morial, David Dinkins, and Charles Rangel are just a very few of the noteworthy leaders that are a part of the Alpha Phi Alpha legacy. The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) was chartered in the Eastern Region of...

Keeping ahead of COVID-19

This rapidly evolving corona virus (COVID-19) has imposed an upsetting, fluid situation upon our fraternity, region, chapters, families, communities, business and the world. While the leaders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and the Eastern Region aim to maintain a “business as usual” approach, we urge you to protect yourself and your love ones by practicing social distancing. #StayHome