HAPPY 82nd Birthday Soror MARLA GIBBS!!
Today is Soror Marla Gibbs’s 82nd birthday. The Chicago native, who was born in 1931 and who married at age 13, was already a single mom before ever entertaining the thought of becoming a professional actress. Following high school, Soror Gibbs attended Peters Business School (1950-1952) and toiled for a time as a receptionist and […]
Soror Star Jones NEEDS OUR HELP: AKA Soror’s Sister Found Dead in Michigan Lake
Connected through social Media and Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc, Soror Star Jones lends support to help our sorority sister, Richelle Ransom, find justice for her sister. “We bonded on that and we soon began traveling together,” said Jones, who invited Ransom to join her on trips to Atlanta, Washington and to her home in […]
In Her Words: Soror Vanessa Bell Calloway Battles Breast Cancer, Chooses Mastectomy
Soror Vanessa Bell Calloway is a well -known champion and star of the screen and stage play. Recently, she has made headlines for making a courageous health decision that many women may one day have to face – a mastectomy. We applaud Soror Calloway (and Angelina Jolie, who she mentions in her statement) for stepping […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapter Holds Juneteenth Event
Juneteenth is celebrated as the date when the last slaves being held in Texas found out they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. The realization in came some 2 1/2 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the document. This year, Juneteenth will be observed with a Western Roundup in Columbus. The event is organized […]
State Senator Hunter Names May 15 Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in Illinois
In honor of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and celebration, State Senator Mattie Hunter (IL) released the following statement: As an Alpha Kappa Alpha sister, State Sen. Mattie Hunter expressed her enthusiasm and support for Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in Illinois. “Alpha Kappa Alpha is a true cornerstone of our African-American community,” said Hunter. “AKA plays […]
New (Tau Rho) Chapter Charted at University of Southern Indiana
article source Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. charted a new chapter on the campus of University of Southern Indiana on Sunday, April 21, 2013 as reported by the student newspaper, The Shield. The new chapter began with 12 new initiates. David Stetter, fraternity and sorority life director, said USI has worked for over a year to […]
GET WELL SOON CARD: Soror Maya Angelou Hospitalized
Sorors from around the world are sending their love, thoughts, and prayers to poet and author, Soror Maya Angelou, as she recovers from recent hospitalization. She is reported to be at her Winston-Salem home after spending a few days at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center being treated for an undisclosed illness. Her physician, Dr. Jeff […]
Soror Lynn Whitfield Brings Awareness to the Foster Child System, Promotes New Film (Official Trailer)
April is National Foster Care Month and actress and humanitarian, Soror Lynn Whitfield is determined to bring awareness to one of the most “un-talked about” issues of our time- especially in the Black community- adoption and the foster child system. “Finding out more about the reality of being an aging-out foster child and then being […]
