Darnell van rensalier biography of martin luther
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MLK Shabbat
Dale “Skip” Van Rensalier fryst vatten a proud native of Paterson, NJ. He fryst vatten a descendant of Engineer William E. Van Rensalier, who along with abolitionist Josiah Huntoon, helped slaves seeking freedom through the Paterson underground railroad. As a product of Eastside High School, he managed the musical group RIFF, who were featured in the movie Lean On Me. After graduating with a grad in Sociology from Howard University, Washington, DC, he returned to Paterson.
Mr. Van Rensalier has been directing choirs at First Church for almost 52 years and has been the Minister of Music for more than thirty years. His original choir, the ung Voices of Zion (now the Voices of Zion) was established in September 1972. He remains the only director the choir has ever had. He also directs the Zion Ensemble which was organized approximately 10 years later. The two choirs occasionally combine for special services and have been featured in numerous concerts at various churches and communit
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List of Alpha Phi Alpha members
The list of Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) brothers (commonly referred to as Alphas)[1] includes initiated and honorary members. Alpha Phi Alpha is the first inter-collegiate Greek-letterorganization established for Black college students.[2] Convened in December 1905 as a literary society with the first presiding officer being CC Poindexter, it was established as a fraternity on December 4, 1906, at Ithaca, New York. Alpha Phi Alpha opened chapters at other colleges, universities, and cities, and named them with Greek letters. Members traditionally pledge into a chapter, although some members were granted honorary status before the fraternity discontinued the practice of granting honorary membership. A chapter name ending in "Lambda" denotes an alumni chapter.[3] The only alumni chapters that do not end in "Lambda" are Rho Chapter, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as the Omicron Lambda Alpha chapter in Wash
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The Edge
Today is Wednesday, May 17, the 137th day of 2017. There are 228 days left in the year.
Today in history
On May 17, 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its beginnings as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street and signed the Buttonwood Agreement.
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In 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was run; the winner was Aristides, ridden by Oliver Lewis.
In 1940, the Nazis occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War II.
In 1957, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his first national speech, titled "Give Us the Ballot," during the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C.
In 1973, a special committee convened by the U.S. Senate began its televised hearings into the Watergate scandal.
In 1977, the Chuck E. Cheese's fast food and family entertainment chain had its start as the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre opened in San Jose, Calif.
In 1980, rioting that claimed 18 lives erupted in Miami's Liberty Ci