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With a $10 Million Endowment Plan, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Invests in HBCUs
In its 111-year history, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority has made black excellence its mission. This year, to close out Black History Month, the oldest historically African-American sorority made a major investment in black futures. On Thursday, at the Alpha Kappa Alpha International Headquarters in Chicago, International President Dr. Glenda Glover presented $50,000 each to 32…
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Warrants Issued for 6 Men, 1 Woman, in Fort Valley State University Prostitution Scandal
Now, it’s time for the johns to go down. In response to the April bust of an alleged sex and prostitution ring at Fort Valley State University, in Fort Valley, Ga., a judge recently issued warrants for the arrest of six men who were clients of students at the HBCU, allegedly pimped out by a…
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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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AKAs Come to Defense of Soror Frederica Wilson
As racist attacks and threats continue against Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has issued a rallying cry around its soror. According to the Miami Herald, the historically black sorority—the nation’s oldest—has released a statement pledging support for the Democrat from Florida, who has feuded publicly with the Trump administration over its treatment…
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Black Sororities Are a Straight, Cisgender Women’s Club, and That Needs to Change
Black sororities are a cisgender, straight women’s club. There, I said it! And as a straight, cisgender Afro-Caribbean woman, I noticed how my privilege shielded me from certain challenges as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. I say this about my organization and others when I say it’s time to revisit what it…
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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…
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Fla. Nursing School Grad Fatally Shot at House Party
A Florida nursing school graduate was shot and killed over the weekend after being caught in the crossfire at a Miami Gardens house party Saturday night, the Miami Herald reports. Alexandra Dean, who had only recently graduated a few weeks ago from Nova Southeastern University with a degree in nursing, was at the party around…