What inspired you to do the Alpha Man documentary, focusing on Dr.King’s life as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha?
I was having a conversation with some execs over at BET, and we were talking about creating a project for the MLK Memorial weekend. What’s interesting is that the Alphas, the fraternity, were the ones who spearheaded the movement to get the monument built. So, because King was an Alpha and because the organization led the charge and made the monument happen we thought, why not tell the story about King as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He started working in civil rights after he was in the fraternity. A lot of people he worked with were Alphas. It’s a story we never heard of, we thought it would be interesting to tell that side of King’s story.
Alpha Man will air Sunday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. (EST). Encore at 11:30 p.m.
Alpha Man will air Sunday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. (EST). Encore at 11:30 p.m.
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