CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and R&B legend George Clinton will join their fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. today, at the 83rd Grand Conclave.
There will be a screening of the Netflix documentary "Civil," which documents the life and work of civil rights attorney and social justice leader Ben Crump.
Following the screening, they will announce a free concert featuring Clinton, who will also celebrate his 81st birthday.
Crump and Clinton will also make a special presentation to the Omega Lamplighters Scholarship program.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is a historically Black fraternity that was founded in 1911 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Some notable Omega Psi Phi members through the years are Count Basie, Langston Hughes, Michael Jordan and Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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