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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Omegan</strong><br />

Psi Lambda Lambda Talent Hunt Competition<br />

Voice of the Second District<br />

Psi Lambda Lambda Talent Hunt Participants<br />

Harlem, New York. March 5, <strong>2016</strong> <strong>The</strong> Brothers of Psi Lambda Lambda<br />

held their <strong>2016</strong> Talent Hunt Competition on March 5th, <strong>2016</strong> at Countee<br />

Cullen Library in the auditorium. Six students competed in dance, vocal<br />

performance, oral recitation, and visual arts.<br />

Brother Chris Mercado, Bro. Shawn Brannon, and Bro. Dana Farmer<br />

served as judges. In third place was the dancer Jevon Martin. <strong>The</strong> second<br />

place winning contestant was Joran Bembry, competing in visual arts.<br />

And our first place winner was the dancer, Cody Goudeau.<br />

<strong>The</strong> event was attended by Psi Lambda Lambda Chapter Brothers Boyce,<br />

Bond, Bolden, McGill, and Payton. <strong>The</strong> families of our contestants along<br />

with members of the Harlem community were also in attendance.<br />

Psi Lambda Lambda Voter Registration Drive<br />

Harlem, NY. January 17, <strong>2016</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Brothers of Psi Lambda Lambda<br />

Chapter participated in two Voter Registration drives during the Martin<br />

Luther King holiday weekend, Sunday, January 17, <strong>2016</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Apollo<br />

<strong>The</strong>ater was the 1st Voter Registration event held in conjunction with the<br />

NAACP Legal Defense Fund (not present on site) during the event, Race<br />

and Privilege: Exploring MLK’s Two Americas. <strong>The</strong> Brothers in attendance<br />

were the following: Bros. Donnell Bolden, Edison Bond (Basileus),<br />

Shawn Brannon, Dana Farmer, and Steve Phillips. During this free event,<br />

Psi Lambda Lambda was able to register 5 new voters, while handing out<br />

5 additional registration forms. Mr. Ade Williams, Associate Director of<br />

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Psi Lambda LambdaBrothers Manning the VoterRegistration Table<br />

Community Programs for <strong>The</strong> Apollo <strong>The</strong>ater, was impressed by the enthusiasm<br />

of <strong>The</strong> Men of Omega as guest entered the venue.<br />

<strong>The</strong> 2nd Voter Registration event took place during the National Action<br />

Network Policy Forum on Monday, January 18th at <strong>The</strong> House of Justice<br />

in Harlem. Many influential politicians spoke during this standing<br />

room only event, including Gov. Cuomo, NYC Mayor DeBlasio, NY U.S.<br />

Senators Schumer & Gillibrand, NYC District Attorney Vance, NY Attorney<br />

General Schneiderman, NY State Assembly Speaker Hastie, Bronx<br />

Borough President Diaz, Jr., Manhattan Borough President Brewer, etc.<br />

www.opp2d.org

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