I Will Gather Myself Around My Faith,

It's Been Too Many Nights Of Being With To Now Be Suddenly Without.

We Must All Work Together To End Youth Homelessness In America

Alpha Phi Alpha, The Oldest Of Negro Fraternities, With All Of Its Members Presumably Far Above The Average American And Having A Good Practical Understanding Of The Salient Factors Involved In The Negro's Problem, And Which A Membership Upwards Of Eight Thousand Men, Should Be Able To Take Into Their Hands The Leadership In The Negro's Struggle For Status.

To Shut Down The Ability To Feel Pain Means You Shut Down All Emotions, Joy Included. It Makes Our Hearts Feel Small, It Robs Us Of Our Joy, And Really Keeps Us No Safer.

We Must Never Lose Sight Of The Fact That We Must Take Part In The Development, Not Only Of Ourselves But Of All Humanity... I Want You To Understand That There Never Was Or Has Been Or Will Be, In The Minds Of The Founders, Including Myself, The Thought Of Any Reward Any Notice Coming To Us For This Experiment In Brotherly Cooperation And Comradeship, Which We Initiated And Which Has Developed, Not Necessarily Because Of Any Efforts Of Ours, Into One Of The Best Regarded Organizations In The Negro Collegiate World.