All Entries in the "Politics/Law/Government" Category
Delta Soror Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George’s state’s attorney candidate seeks return to prosecutorial roots
Source Angela Alsobrooks has been out of the Prince George’s County state’s attorney’s office for eight years and sees her run for the office’s top position as a chance to get back to her first love: prosecution. Alsobrooks worked as an assistant state’s attorney in the county from 1997 to 2002, starting first as a [...]
Kappa Frater Joseph Bryant, Jr., new Police Administrator of the Delaware River & Bay Authority
Source Today, Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) officials announced the promotion of Joseph Bryant, Jr. of Bear, Delaware, to be the bi-state agency’s new Police Administrator, succeeding Col. John R. McCarnan who retired in January after 16 years of service to the Authority. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Bryant served as the department’s Deputy [...]
Phi Beta Sigma Day on Capitol Hill 2010
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity members from across the nation will converge upon Washington, D.C. to lay the foundation for a better future for today’s youth. Sigma Day on Capitol Hill, September 14 – 16, 2010, will serve as a catalyst for positive change, as Phi Beta Sigma mobilizes support for legislation geared towards helping youth [...]
Alpha Frater Dwayne Johnson elected to second term as president of N.C. Central student government
Source Dwayne Johnson has been elected to his second term as president of North Carolina Central University’s Student Government Association. At the time of the first term election, Johnson was the second student of the junior class to be voted into this position in more than 30 years of the university’s history. At this term, [...]
Omega Frater Charlie Porter named permanent police chief at Alabama A&M University
Source Charlie Porter, the interim police chief at Alabama A&M University since 2008, has been named the school’s permanent chief, the school announced Thursday. Porter first joined the A&M police force in 1991 as a captain. “I appreciate the university entrusting and having confidence in me to provide a safe and secure environment to the [...]
Delta Soror Sharon Cole enters race for Cuyahoga County Council
Source Sharon Cole – an engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the private, nonprofit and public sectors and who has worked on the local, state and federal levels of government – entered the Cuyahoga County Council race in District 10 yesterday. District 10 consists of Cleveland Wards 10 and 11, Bratenahl, East Cleveland [...]
Alpha Frater Judge Damon Keith praised as a trailblazer
Source National, state and local dignitaries stood alongside other metro Detroiters on Monday at the ground-breaking of an education center at Wayne State University that will honor Detroit federal judge Damon Keith. Keith, 87, senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, has been a groundbreaker for civil rights for more [...]
Tribute set for Air Force Capt. Alpha Frater Kermit Evans, Sr.
Source At a 2 p.m. ceremony June 1, the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans at Mississippi State will dedicate its new day room in memory of a university alumnus killed in Iraq. The program honors Air Force Capt. Kermit O. Evans Sr., a 31-year-old Hollandale native and 2000 chemical engineering graduate who died [...]
Iota Frater James Walls, Jr. wins reelection as mayor of District Heights, MD by landslide
James L. Walls Jr. (2 Beta Omega 99) was recently reelected as mayor of District Heights, Md. Walls, 32, beat former Mayor Carol D. Johnson with over 70 percent of the vote. His positive campaign focused on economic development, jobs and public safety. Walls became a city commissioner in 2003 and mayor-at-large in 2006. He [...]
