AKAs Share What Kamala Harris' Inauguration Means To Them
Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Share What Kamala Harris’ Inauguration Means To Them
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As much as recent events tried to overshadow the historic nature of today’s inauguration, with Kamala Harris becoming the first woman to be elected to the second highest office of the land. With her being a Black woman, this moment is significant for us. We deserve. And for a certain sect of Black women, Harris’ appointment is of particular importance: the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, of which Harris is a member.
Harris attended Howard University and crossed into the AKA sisterhood in the Spring of 1986, shortly before she graduated.
In honor of today’s historic moment, we spoke to some members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. to collect their thoughts on Kamala’s appointment as the first woman to become the Vice President of the United States.
See what they had to say on the following pages.
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As a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. I am proud and honored to call Vice President-elect Kamala Harris a soror. When I think about the ways people attempt to delegitimize HBCU’s and their important traditions, her ascension to the White House carries the legacy forward in making history. After college I shied away and went inactive, but I’ve honestly wanted more than ever to recommit myself to getting back involved exemplifying sister, scholarship and service, the three mantras that Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded on, and ideals that I feel Kamala Harris boldly represents.
Charise Frazier
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Kamala Devi Harris is the embodiment of firsts. Of course, she’s a member of the first and the finest sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Her ascent to the second highest office in the land, reinforces the notion that Black women, like her and I, who wear salmon pink & apple green will continue to break the mold while lifting and climbing.
Genese Jamilah
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Since I was a little girl, I’ve always understood AKA to be a history-making organization—beyond being the first Black sorority. In fact, many Sorors who have made American, Black, and women’s history, strongly influenced my decision to become a member. There are several who immediately come to mind: Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Dr. Mae Jemison, Dr. Maya Angelou, and Katherine Johnson; now VP-Elect Soror Kamala Harris can add her name to that list. While VP-elect, Soror Kamala Harris has inspired me to have faith in myself and my vision, and I am certainly honored to bear the same letters and pearls, the greater impact is her being a Black woman, because we are all Black women first. Knowing that I can “Skee-wee” around her is a cherry on top.
Monica Sharp
Delta Tau, Fall 2008
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As a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the inauguration of Kamala Harris makes me feel so proud. Vice-President Harris continues to exemplify an AKA principle of “service to all humankind,” in one of the highest positions in our nation– in the same district where our sisterhood was founded. Myself and Vice-President Harris share such a special bond and I certainly look up to her, as she continues to carry out the legacy our founders began 113 years ago.
Charlene Nortey
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