05/01/2026
“The Bowie-Mitchellville Alumni Chapter (BMAC) of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. hosted its Inaugural White Blazer Ceremony on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at City of Praise Church in Largo, MD. This historic milestone — never before celebrated in the chapter’s 23-year history — brought together 87 attendees to honor three distinguished brothers receiving White Blazer recognition: Brother Linwood Moore, initiated into the Beta Zeta Chapter (Auburn University) on May 15, 1974; and line brothers Herman Harris, Jr. and James E. Janifer, both initiated into the Alpha Phi Chapter (Virginia State University) on November 24, 1976. The event was made even more special by the presence of approximately 15 members of the Alpha Phi Chapter who traveled from various places in support of their brothers.
The evening was masterfully emceed by Brother Jonathan Nesbitt (Alpha Nu Chapter, North Carolina A&T State University, 1983), Chaired by Brother Carrington R. Carter, Sr. (Alpha Nu Chapter, North Carolina A&T State University, 1985), and Co-Chaired by Brother Kevin Taylor (Washington Alumni Chapter 1989 and 3rd BMAC polemarch).
Brother Charles E. Exum, the first Polemarch and Charter Member of BMAC who was selected as the inaugural keynote speaker. Adding further prestige to the occasion was the attendance of 72nd Laurel Wreath recipient General Dennis L. Via (Ret.), a spring 1978 initiate of the Alpha Phi Chapter.
It was truly a beautiful and auspicious celebration of brotherhood, achievement, and Kappa legacy.”