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Skee Wee See Y’all: The Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Have Been Donating $19.08 to the Biden-Harris Campaign
Not only are Black women the backbone of the Democratic Party, but never let it be said that the ladies of Alpha Kappa Sorority Inc. don’t take care of their own. Not more than 24 hours after former Vice President Joe Biden announced that California Sen. Kamala Harris, she of the Howard University and doorknocker…
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Announces Scholarships for George Floyd’s Daughter, Granddaughters
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) has pledged scholarship funds for George Floyd’s daughter and granddaughters to attend the HBCU of their choice. Black Enterprise reports AKA International President Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover notified the family of the generous gift and said in a statement: “Since our founding in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha has endeavored to…
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As Erykah Badu's Vagina-Scented Incense Sells Out, She Sings on Morning TV with Daughter Puma In Celebration of Her Forthcoming 49th Birthday
Tis’ The Season. Erykah Badu (a.k.a. Lo Down Loretta Brown a.k.a. Badulla Oblongata a.k.a. Sara Bellum a.k.a. Analogue Girl in a Digital World and a.k.a. Manuela Maria Mexico) is getting closer to the Big 5-0. On Feb. 26th, the neo-soul high preistess will be 49 years of age. And she’s already celebrating it with her…
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Big Pimpin': Ex University Employee and AKA Adviser Among 7 Indicted in Fort Valley State Prostitution Case
A Fort Valley State University employee and adviser to the campus chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha who resigned after being accused of running an on-campus prostitution ring is among seven people who have been formally indicted on prostitution and pimping charges in the case. In addition to charges of prostitution, Alecia Johnson, 49, also was…
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I Don't Know How We're Going to Make It Through This Campaign Season Y'all
I’m typically a pretty optimistic person. For instance, I believe the children are our future. I believe in miracles. I even believe in magic. Despite my penchant for seeing a glass half-full, I’m not sure we gon’ make it through this campaign season y’all. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said “I may not get…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 4, 'Fresh-Like' Recap
Ain’t no need for an intro, we in this and we are finally, finally (FINALLY!!!) getting somewhere! So let’s jump into this weekly discussion with Jouelzy and Panama on season 3 of Insecure. Jouelzy: Molly is so indifferent to Daniel, it’s like, damn, is she that unable to cut the poor boy some slack? I…
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Attorney for Former Fort Valley State University Employee and AKA Adviser Says She’s Not a Pimp
A Fort Valley State University employee has resigned amid allegations that she ran a prostitution ring using members of the school’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Alecia Johnson resigned last week after an anonymous source told Rolling Out that the AKA adviser and the newest members of the Alpha Beta chapter were involved in…
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A Very Subjective List of the Black Greek-Letter Organizations Each Black Panther Character Would Have Pledged
Black Panther is the official movie of Black History Month 2018—but after I watched the movie, a nagging question lurked in the back of my mind. I’m a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and for some reason, I incessantly ask myself which black Greek-letter organization would characters in films and TV shows join. Perhaps it…
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Neo-Nazi Leader Orders White Supremacists to Harass American University’s 1st Black Female Student Body President
After American University elected the first African-American woman to lead its student body, the white supremacist leader who founded one of the largest hate sites on the internet began an online campaign to troll her and her sorority with racist taunts, according to a report by ABC News. Taylor Dumpson recently began her tenure as…
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American University Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Taunted With Bananas
American University’s race issues over the last two years have been brought to the media’s attention. In 2015, racist messages were being spewed on the popular social media campus app Yak. And just last year, bananas were thrown at black students. On Monday, it seems, racists were back to using bananas to convey their racist messages…