Oriental Lodge No. 68
Chicago, Illinois
Founded and publisher The Chicago Defender
Central Lodge No. 1
Indianapolis, Indiana
One of the Founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
St. Albans Lodge No. 35
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Influential Pennsylvania judge
Ionic Lodge No. 17
Washington, DC
Head White House Butler for 34 years
serving eight (8) Presidents
Kirjathjearim Lodge No. 104
Nashville, Tennessee
Country music star
African Lodge No. 459
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founder and first Bishop of the A.M.E. Church
Samson Lodge No. 66
Newark, New Jersey
Lead singer, The Manhattans
Geometry Lodge No. 49
Detroit, Michigan
Former Mayor, Detroit
Fidelity Lodge No. 103
Chicago, Illinois
MLB Hall of Famer
Samson Lodge No. 66
Newark, New Jersey
Mayor, Newark
Memorial Lodge No. 100
Bridgetown, Barbados
First Prime Minister, Barbados
Meridian Lodge No. 6
Washington, DC
Former Mayor, Washington, DC
Wisdom Lodge No. 102
Chicago, Illinois
Orchestra leader/composer
Amazon Lodge No. 4
Toledo, Ohio
Former Mayor, Toledo, Ohio
St. James Lodge No. 4
Atlanta, Georgia
NBA Hall of Famer
Eureka Lodge No. 52
Cleveland, Ohio
Mayor, Bedford Heights, Ohio
St. John Lodge No. 3
Cincinnati, Ohio
First Black Mayor, Cincinnati
Mount Hebron Lodge No. 32
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
President, Fort Valley State University and Lincoln University
St. James Lodge No. 4
Atlanta, Georgia
Past president, NAACP
MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York
First Black Mayor, Buffalo
Eureka Lodge No. 64
Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Senator, Illinois
South Gate Lodge No. 6
Racine, Wisconsin
Former NBA player
North Star Lodge No. 1
Chicago, Illinois
Famous R&B singer, Award-winning performer, producer and composer
Boyer Lodge No. 1
New York, New York
Prominent reverend and activist/president,
Wesley Smith Lodge No. 107
Cincinnati, Ohio
Past Grand Sire Archon, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Palestine Lodge No. 7
Minneapolis, Minnesota
12thGeneral President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
King David Lodge No. 100
Chicago, Illinois
Famous R&B singer
Eureka Lodge No. 170
Kansas City, Missouri
U.S. Representative, Kansas City, Missouri
Nehemiah Lodge No. 51
Charleston, South Carolina
U.S. Representative, South Carolina
Thomas Waller Lodge No. 49
Los Angeles, California
Famous singer
Pythagoras Lodge No. 9
Washington, DC
One of the Founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc./Howard University professor
St. Mark's Lodge No. 7
Columbus, Ohio
First Black Mayor, Columbus
Famabiff Lodge No. 33
Detroit, Michigan
Former U.S. Representative, Detroit
Widows Son Lodge No. 1
New Haven, Connecticut
Original member, Niagara Movement and NAACP
11th Sovereign Grand Commander, United Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction
J. R. E. Lee Sr. Lodge No. 422
Quincy, Florida
Lawyer for Trayvon Martin’s family
Corinthian Lodge No. 62
Baltimore, Maryland
Former U.S. Congressman, Baltimore
Xenia Lodge No. 50
New York, New York
Actor
Mt. Hebron Lodge No. 29
Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago
1st Black Chairman to a Congressional committee
St. Cyprian Lodge No. 13
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
First Black to matriculate to Harvard Medical School/First Black Major in the U.S. Army
Widows Son Lodge No. 1
Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago
Central Lodge No. 1
Indianapolis, Indiana
A Founder of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Elisha Lodge No. 106
Cincinnati, Ohio
1st Black PGA Golfer in the State of Ohio.
African America Golfer Hall of fame inductee, Executive Board Member
Widows Son Lodge No. 1
New Haven, Connecticut
Educator/author/historian
*Bro. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lodge No. 219
Jacksonville, Florida
Famous poet
Hiram Lodge No. 14
Chicago Illinois
Former Chicago bear football player
Social Lodge No. 1
Washington, DC
Orchestra leader/composer
West Jackson Lodge No. 697
Jackson, Mississippi
Civil rights activist
Southern Cross Lodge No. 112
East St. Louis, Illinois
Former NFL player
Composite Lodge No. 108
Toledo, Ohio
Former Mayor Toledo, Ohio
Samson Lodge No. 66
Newark, New Jersey
First Black Mayor, Newark
Olive Lodge No. 5
Tallahassee, Florida
Former Mayor, Tallahassee
Sons of Light No. 120
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Black Mayor, Philadelphia
Soria City Lodge No. 542
Gulfport, Mississippi
Actor
Mount Olive Lodge No. 27
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Former U.S. Representative, Philadelphia
Former president, UNCF
Boyer Lodge No. 1
York, New York
Jazz musician
Hiram Lodge No. 4
New York, New York
Father of the Blues
Enterprise Lodge No. 1
Portland, Oregon
Former NBA player
Pompano Beach Lodge No. 409
Pompano Beach, Florida
Former U.S. Representative, Fort Lauderdale
Western Knights Lodge No. 56
Los Angeles, California
Former U.S. Representative, Los Angeles
Co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus
Amazon Lodge No. 4
Toledo, Ohio
112th Bishop, AME Church
Celestial Lodge No. 3
New York, New York
First person to reach the North Pole
St. Mark’s Lodge No. 7
Columbus, Ohio
Influential pastor
Campbell Washington Joppa Lodge No. 37 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Influential judge
Eureka Lodge No. 3
Memphis, Tennessee
Former Director, NAACP
Harmony Lodge No. 88
Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago
Harmony Lodge No. 88
Chicago, Illinois
Founder, Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH
H.R. Butler Lodge No. 23
Atlanta, Georgia
First Black Mayor, Atlanta
Eureka Lodge No. 52
Cleveland Ohio
Lawyer and First Black Judge In Ohio
P.G. Porter Lodge No. 142
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
First Black four-star General
in the U.S. armed forces
Capital City Lodge No. 47
Columbia, South Carolina
President, Morris Brown College
Bethany Lodge No. 31
Newark, New Jersey
Former Mayor, Newark
Hiram Lodge No. 4
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lodge No. 219
Jacksonville, Florida
Writer, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Harmony Lodge No. 88
Chicago, Illinois
Publisher, Ebony and Jet magazines
African Lodge No. 459
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Black Priest, AME Church
Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 25
Troy, New York
One of the Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
William T. Boyd Lodge No. 79
Cleveland, Ohio
Famous boxing promoter
Excelsior Lodge No. 11
Cleveland Ohio
Co-founder Ohio Taxidermy Association/The West Virginia Taxidermy Association
W.C. Thomas Lodge No. 112
Atlanta, Georgia
Former child actor
H.R. Butler Lodge No. 23
Atlanta, Georgia
Former U.S. Representative, Atlanta
One of the Freedom Riders
Eureka Lodge No. 64
Chicago, Illinois
36th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Corinthian Lodge No. 18
Washington, DC
One of the Founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Corinthian Lodge No. 18, MWPHGLDC
Nelson Mandela Lodge No. 843
Johannesburg, South Africa
Former President, South Africa
James H. Farrell Lodge No. 34
Yonkers, New York
Former NBA Player
Coal Creek Lodge No. 88
Tulsa, Oklahoma
First Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Nathaniel Adams Military Lodge No. 29 Washington, DC
Journalist/political commentator/author
King David Lodge No. 18
Baltimore, Maryland
Governor, Maryland
Wesley Smith Lodge No. 107
Cincinnati, Ohio
Past Grand Sire Archon, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Ancient Square Lodge No. 40
Dayton, Ohio
First Black Mayor, Dayton
Mt. Hebron Lodge No. 29
Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago
Olive Branch Lodge No. 25
Baltimore, Maryland
Former Director, NAACP
Former U.S. Representative, Baltimore
Campbell Washington Joppa Lodge No. 37 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Black judge in Pennsylvania
Keystone Lodge No. 196
Opelousas, Louisiana
17th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc
Star in the East Lodge No. 1
Wilmington, Delaware
past president, Delaware State University
Excelsior Lodge No. 11
Cleveland, Ohio
Inventor of traffic light, gas mask, and hair straightening cream (perm)
William T. Boyd Lodge No. 79,
Cleveland, Ohio
Renowned pastor and civil rights activist
Widows Son Lodge No. 28
Boston, Massachusetts
NBA Hall of Famer
King David Lodge No. 100
Chicago, Illinois
Olympic gold medalist
Boyer Lodge No. 1
New York, New York
Former Governor, New York
Cedar Grove Lodge No. 17
Greenfield, Ohio
First Black car manufacturer
Royal Eagle Lodge No. 1
Nassau, Bahamas
First Prime Minister, Bahamas
Unity Lodge No. 454
North Little Rock, Arkansas
NBA Hall of Famer
Boyer Lodge No. 1
New York, New York
First Black U.S. Representative, New York State
Woodlin Lodge No. 30
Camden, New Jersey
Envoy to Haiti (1897–1905)
True American Lodge No. 2
Cincinnati, Ohio
Pioneering African-American ophthalmologist
Henry Brown Lodge No. 42
Peoria, Illinois
Comedian/Actor
Joppa Lodge No. 55
New York, New York
Founder and First president of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Joppa Lodge No. 55
New York, New York
Former U.S. Representative, New York City
Abraham Lodge No. 207
Montgomery Alabama
Mayor Montgomery
Lone Star Lodge No. 22
St. Louis, Missouri
First Black U.S. Senator
First president, Alcorn State University
Prudence Lodge No. 11
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12th Grand Exalted Ruler, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order Elks of the World, Inc.
Hercules Lodge No. 17
Seattle, Washington
First Black Mayor, Seattle
Lewis Adams Lodge No. 67
Tuskegee, Alabama
Famous R&B singer
Harmony Lodge No. 88
Chicago, Illinois
Co-founded Illinois Chapter Black Panther Party
U.S. Representative, Chicago
Joppa Lodge No. 55
New York, New York
Civil Rights advocate
MWPHGL of Missouri
34th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Excelsior Lodge No. 11
Cleveland, Ohio
First Black mayor of a large city in the
United States
Pythagoras Lodge No. 9
Washington, DC
Argued Terry v Ohio case (stop and frisk)
before the U.S. Supreme Court
former U.S. Representative, Cleveland
Philadelphia Lodge No. 74
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Former Mayor, Philadelphia
Multiple Lodges in five different jurisdictions
First MWGM, MWPHGLOH and MW Stringer Grand Lodge
1stSupreme Chancellor, Knights of Pythias
Geometry Lodge No. 410
Birmingham, Alabama
Famous singer
Joppa Lodge No. 79
East St. Louis, Illinois.
17th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
13th Sovereign Grand Commander, United Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction
Pythagoras Lodge No. 9
Washington, DC
One of the Founders of
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
St. John’s Lodge No. 3
Monrovia, Liberia
Former President, Liberia
Wilberforce Lodge No. 21
Former President, Central State University
Nathaniel M. Adams Military Lodge No. 29
Washington, DC
Played for the Detroit Pistons
NBA Hall of Famer
Morning Star Lodge No. 6
Cape Palmas, Liberia
Former President, Liberia
Excelsior Lodge No. 11
Cleveland, Ohio
Clerk of Courts, Cleveland
Elisha Lodge No. 106
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald J. Twitty
Retired Cincinnati Police Assistance Chief,
33rd degree Mason
MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Founder, Tuskegee Institute (Now Tuskegee University)
Harmony Lodge No. 88
Chicago, Illinois
First Black Mayor, Chicago
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago
Meridian Lodge No. 6
Washington, DC
First mayor (under home rule), Washington, DCo
Corinthian Lodge No. 18
Bomi County, Liberia
President, Liberia
Mt. Evans Lodge No. 7
Denver, Colorado
First Black Mayor, Denver
Hiram Lodge No. 4
Washington, DC
Author, The History of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio 1849–1971/president of Wilberforce University and Central State University
East End Lodge No. 33
Richmond, Virginia
First Black elected Governor in the United States
Fidelity Lodge No. 20
Washington, DC
Former Mayor, Washington, DC
John Wesley Lodge No. 161
Statesboro, Georgia
Civil Rights activist
Mount Calvary Lodge No. 76
Akron, Ohio
25th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
James W. Grant Lodge No. 131
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13thGrand Exalted Ruler, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order Elks of the World, Inc.
Doric Lodge No. 77
Chicago, Illinois
Retired pastor, Trinity Church
Elisha Lodge No. 106
Cincinnati, Ohio
City of Cincinnati Fire Chief 1997 - 2011
US Army Veteran and 33rd degree Mason
St. James Lodge No. 4
Atlanta, Georgia
Former Mayor, Atlanta
Former Ambassador to the United Nations
Abiff Lodge No. 21
Detroit, Michigan
First Black Mayor, Detroit
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