June 2025 Updates

Happy June RDTAC,

Juneteenth is a US federal holiday celebrated annually on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery.  The name, first used in the 1890's, is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", referring to June 19, 1865.  June 19th is the day Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas.  Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983.

RDTAC, although June is our "vacation" month, we are still quite busy!  Below are the June updates:

• The RDTAC will be hosting an "HBCU Juneteenth Mixer" on Friday, June 20th from 6:00-9:00 pm at Level 7 Rooftop Bar, 101 Park at North Hills Street.  Please see the attached flyer.  All known local HBCU Club Presidents will receive the flyer today.  Please forward to anyone you know.  I am requesting that we all wear TU paraphernalia.
• The Southeastern Region Conference is scheduled for July 17-20 in Columbus, GA.  I will be attending and have already registered.  Attached is the flyer that I submitted on behalf of the RDTAC for the souvenir journal.  I purchased a full page for $207.00 to show that the RDTAC is officially BACK!  A special thanks goes out to Victor Harris and his graphic designer for compiling the ad.    We'll discuss reimbursement at the September meeting.  If you plan to attend the Conference, please let me know.
• The RDTAC are now members of the TNAA as well as the Southeastern Region.  Dues have not changed and are now due.  The calendar year for the TNAA is June-June every year and your dues are disbursed as follows:  Southeastern Region ($10.00), the TNAA ($35.00) and the balance goes to the RDTAC.  Dues are $75.00 (single) or $130.00 (couple) and can be mailed to:  Henry McCain [Contact RDTAC for Address]. Dues can also be sent, via Cash App,[ Contact RDTAC for CashApp Information] 
• Henry Wall and I are beginning to draft the 2026 RDTAC Calendar.  We plan to send to the printer by the end of September.  We want to get pictures from the 1st night football game to be held on September 6th vs. Central State, the September 13th game vs. Jackson State in Jackson, MS and the Investiture of Dr. Mark A. Brown on September 19th-21st.  I will be attending all the events.  If you would like to be added to the Calendar Committee or have any pictures to share, please let us know.  We welcome any and all assistance!  
• A Special Thanks to Amanita Thomas for serving as the Secretary for the RDTAC for 5 years.  Amanita's daughter graduated from Tuskegee in 2023 and there are new things on the horizon for her.  We wish her well.  If you would like to serve as our new Secretary, please let me know. 

Remember... "No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it"  H.E. Luccock 

See you on June 20th!

Blessings,
Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97
President,
Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC)
[email protected]

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