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Speakers for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind are the aims of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity. For over 100 years, Alpha Phi Alpha
has been producing leaders of all kinds in every industry and country. The
history of Alpha Phi Alpha is long and deep and their trend of leadership
will not be stagnant, but only keep growing for the next 100+ years
of the fraternity's existence.
The speakers below are the direct recommendations of Great Black Speakers
director, Lawrence Watkins, who has been a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
since Fall 2002. Whether you are looking for a speaker for Project
Alpha, A Voteless People is a Hopeless People, or a Founders Day Banquet,
our speakers will be able to excite your crowd and help you hold up
The Light of Alpha! The speakers listed below are not all Alpha's,
but are excellent at speaking to Black Greek Lettered Organizations.
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Ken Brown - Inspirational Speaker, Business Coach, Author
and EntrepreneurPrice Range: Call for Quote Topics: Business Growth, Coaching, Customer Service, Entrepreneurism, Leadership Everyone has a story to tell. Few, however, prove to be as profound and inspirational as that of Mr. Kenneth Brown. He had every excuse to choose a life of failure. At the age of 13 and 14, Ken’s parents brought their first child into the world; by 17 and 18, they were mother and father to five children. In spite of poverty and a trail of 10 evictions, Ken’s parents still emphasized the importance of education and a strong work ethic.
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Dr. Wadley was recently interviewed by Chris Costello and Mary Collier for the 4BC Breakfast Program in Melbourne, Australia to talk about his visionary concept of marrying oneself. He has appeared on numerous television, radio, and internet programs as a relationship consultant including the Audrey Chapman Show (WHUR 96.3 in Washington D.C.), Read more...
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 Junichi
LockettPrice Range: $1,250 - $3,250 Topics: Education, Empowerment, Youth/Children, Success, Image/Self Esteem Junichi Lockett Jr. is an "Empowerment" speaker particularly targeting youth and young adult leadership. He was born and raised in the Eastwood/Stop 6 neighborhood of Fort Worth, TX and is a graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. As a former United States Marine and Iraqi War veteran, he applies his understanding of the importance of establishing a "Mission" to the pursuit of passion and purpose and the consequences of quitting before you can declare "Mission Accomplished." He has served as the Lead Instructor for the "Images In The Mirror" Leadership Training Program, and currently serves as a Life Consultant for the Gentlemen's Society. Junichi transfers his deep passion for empowering youth and young adults through promoting the "Soldier Mentality"(also the title of his first book) to life by balancing education, empowerment and entertainment. Read more... |
Lawrence Watkins is one of America's leading entrepreneurship and personal achievement experts. His journey has taken him from an ultra-underachiever in high school to a graduate of an Ivy League business school as well as the owner of Great Black Speakers, Great Latino Speakers, and Great Gospel Speakers Bureaus. Currently, Lawrence is a money & finance writer for AOL Black Voices and is set to release his first book ,"Frame Your Future: 8 Principles to Effectively Focus on the Future and Not Dwell in the Past", in August 2010. The book will teach individuals how to remove mental barriers from their business and personal lives to achieve a greater level of success and happiness. This Fall, Lawrence is excited to venture out on a 52 city, 52 week speaking tour with the goal of inspiring and educating the nation. Read more... Links: Lawrence Watkins Sitting Photo
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Links: Video: Demetrius Walker Master's Tea at Yale University
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Joseph C. Phillips - Bestselling Author, Actor, and Political
CommentatorPrice Range: Call for Quote Topics: Political, Media, Education, Inspirational Joseph is perhaps best known for the role of Lt. Martin Kendall, Lisa Bonet’s husband, on the hit series The Cosby Show. He was also a three time NAACP Image Award Nominee for his portrayal of Attorney Justus Ward on the Daytime Drama General Hospital. For two seasons he appeared as Mayor Morgan Douglas on the CBS series The District, recurred as Marcus Johnson on the hit CBS series Without A Trace and most recently appeared as JT Morse on the Fox Series, Vanished. He has had guest starring roles on C.S.I., Las Vegas, Jack and Bobby, The King of Queens, Judging Amy, Family Law, Martin, The Larry Sanders Show, City of Angeles, Any Day Now, The Parkers, Popular, V.I.P. and Living Single among others. His feature film credits include starring roles in Strictly Business, Let’s Talk About Sex and Midnight Blue. Phillips’ many theatrical credits include starring roles in the Broadway production of Six Degrees of Separation, the Kennedy Center and American Playhouse productions of A Raisin in the Sun, starring Danny Glover and Esther Rolle, and the off- Broadway production of Coriolanus with Christopher Walken and Irene Worth. Read more...
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A nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate and the author of Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith, and Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America. He also serves as executive editor of the Chicago Defender, the nation’s largest Black daily newspaper. Mr. Martin is a commentator for TV One Cable Network also host of “The Roland S. Martin Show” on WVON-AM/1690 in Chicago. He can be heard daily from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. A provocative and insightful analyst, Mr. Martin has appeared numerous times on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, Court TV, BET Nightly News, BBC News, National Public Radio, The Word Network and America’s Black Forum. Mr. Martin provides news reports for American Urban Radio Networks. He is the former founding news editor for Savoy Magazine, and the former founding editor of BlackAmericaWeb.com, owned by nationally syndicated radio show host Tom Joyner and Radio One. Read more... |
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Mark EberhartPrice Range: $1,800 - $4,000 Topics: Relationships, Religion/Spirituality, Personal Development, Peak Performance, Education, Goal Setting Raised as the youngest of five children to a single mother, John Mark Eberhardt, a Louisville, Ky. Native, graduated from Jeffersontown High School, where he was an active participant of the student body. His involvement included: FBLA, Captain of the Chess Team, The Thespian’s Club, Student Council, the Wrestling Team, and he lettered on the Track Team his senior year. Upon graduating from Jeffersontown, John Mark enrolled at Western Kentucky University, where he earned his BA in English, with an emphasis in Secondary Education. Again, John Mark contributed to the campus community. His organizations included the NAACP campus chapter, Student Hall Government, the Sociology club, and the Amazing Tones of Joy gospel choir, where he served as Chaplin, Section leader, Director, Vice-president, and President. Read more... |
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Realizing that his window of opportunity to escape poverty was closing, Williams desperately sought after Ohio Northern University.. Read More... |
Wayne is most noted for his original “I Have a Dream: Over 40 Years Later” speech, which he delivered to the United StatesDepartment of Civil Rights in the famous Jefferson Auditorium of the nation’s capital (Washington, DC), among other locations. In February 2011, Wayne became the youngest to serve as keynote speaker of the historic annual Greensboro Four Sit-In Commemorative Banquet.
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Dr. Stephens’s ideas about relationships are applicable to couples who desire marriage success; singles who desire romantic, compatible companionship; and men who have a desire to become responsible husbands, fathers, and church leaders. |
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James
Wadley
Lawrence
Watkins - Founder of Great Black Speakers and Leading Entrepreneurship
& Personal Achievement Expert
Demetrius
Walker - Co-founder of dangerousNEGRO and a leader of a new
breed of young entrepreneurs in America
Dr.
Randall Pinkett - Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, and Season
4 winner of "The Apprentice."
Dr.
Anthony Munroe - Father of the gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookie
industry
Roland Martin - CNN Analyst
T. Leon Williams
Wayne
Kimball, Jr
Dr.
David Stephens
