Bro. Tony Durham Jr.
Director of Social Action
In 1934, Bro. Elmo M. Anderson called for the reconstruction of the social order while fighting against anti-lynching practices. Today, Social Action is the heartbeat of our beloved fraternity, and we should continue to honor our dear Bro. Anderson through meaningful and measurable activities. Our communities need strong leadership with a clear, BOLD vision and message from our great fraternity. We need to continue to be the voice for the voiceless and work in the communities we serve to drive the most impact. We also need to ensure that we have a lens of equity when it comes to the partnerships that we have established. Our Social Action program is segmented into four focus areas: Brotherhood for Justice Reform, Healthy Communities, Safe Communities, and Voting Empowerment.
Honors and pays tribute to Honorable Brother John R. Lewis, civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 to 2020. The program shall occur the first weekend in March, commemorating “Bloody Sunday,” when in 1965, hundreds of people marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to fight for voting and civil rights of African Americans, only to be attacked and met with unjust violence.
The purpose is to positively impact his country’s voting culture by increasing participation in elections amongst people of color and marginalized communities with an emphasis on African American males.