,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ecd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#h 7legislative day1 ,december #d71     
#bjbe,mr4 ,warnock submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,honoring ,alpha ,phi     
,alpha ,fraternity1 ,inc41 on reaching  
the historic milestone of #aai years of 
brotherhood as ,servants of ,all4       
,whereas ,alpha ,phi ,alpha ,fraternity1
 ,inc41 7referred to in this preamble as
 the ,fraternity7 was founded on        
,december #d1 #aijf1 at ,cornell        
,university in ,ithaca1 ,new ,york1 as  
the first intercollegiate fraternity    
founded by ,african-,american men1 who  
are affectionately known as ,the ,seven 
,jewels1 ,henry ,arthur ,callis1        
,charles ,henry ,chapman1 ,eugene       
,kinckle ,jones1 ,george ,biddle        
,kelley1 ,nathaniel ,allison ,murray1   
,robert ,harold ,ogle1 and ,vertner     
,woodson ,tandy2 ,whereas the mission of

 the ,fraternity is to develop leaders  
and promote brotherhood and academic    
excellence while providing service and  
advocacy to their communities2 ,whereas 
the ,fraternity1 which is headquartered 
in ,baltimore1 ,maryland1 includes more 
than #gbj college and alumni chapters   
and general-organization members1       
serving communities in the ,united      
,states and other parts of ,north       
,america1 ,europe1 the ,middle ,east1   
,africa1 and ,asia2 ,whereas the        
,fraternity1 whose motto is ,first of   
,all1 ,servants of ,all1 ,we ,shall     
,transcend ,all1 has long stood at the  
forefront of the ,african-,american     
community's fight for civil rights      
through ,alpha men including-- 7#a7     
,reverend ,dr4 ,martin ,luther ,king1   
,jr42  7#b7 late former ,congressman    
,adam ,clayton ,powell2  7#c7 late      
former ,supreme ,court ,justice         
,thurgood ,marshall2  7#d7 legendary    
activist1 actor1 and performer ,paul    
,robeson2  7#e7 former ,ambassador      

,andrew ,young2  7#f7 former chairman of
 the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff ,general  
,charles ,q4 ,brown1 ,jr42  7#g7 late   
former ,senator ,edward ,brooke2  7#h7  
scholar ,cornel ,west2  7#i7 ,maryland  
,governor ,wes ,moore2  7#aj7 the first 
,black ,senator of ,georgia1 ,senator   
,reverend ,raphael ,warnock2  7#aa7     
former chairman of the ,congressional   
,black ,caucus ,congressman ,steven     
,horsford2  7#ab7 #e other ,members of  
,congress2  7#ac7 numerous ,state and   
local lawmakers across the ,united      
,states2 and  7#ad7 the ,president of   
,liberia1 ,his ,excellency ,joseph      
,boakai1 ,sr42 and ,whereas the         
,fraternity1 which was responsible for  
and led the effort to erect the ,martin 
,luther ,king1 ,jr4 ,memorial1 engages  
in general programs1 including-- 7#a7   
,brother's ,keeper1 which advocates for 
and improves the lives of its senior    
members and members with disabilities1  
as well as their spouses and widows2    
7#b7 ,a ,voteless ,people ,is ,a        

,hopeless ,people1 which engages in     
voter registration1 engagement1 and     
empowerment2  7#c7 ,go-to-,high ,school1
 ,go-to-,college1 which concentrates on 
the importance of completing secondary  
and collegiate education as a road to   
advancement2 and  7#d7 ,project ,alpha1 
which is designed to provide education1 
motivation1 and skill-building on issues
 of responsibility1 relationships1 teen 
pregnancy1 and sexually transmitted     
diseases for young males ages #ab to #ae
 years of age3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
#a4 ,short title ,this resolution may be
 cited as the ,original ,resolution     
,honoring ,alpha ,phi ,alpha4  #b4      
,recognition ,the ,senate congratulates 
and commends ,alpha ,phi ,alpha         
,fraternity1 ,inc41 on #aai years of    
service4