Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover selected as Vice Chair of President Joe Biden’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs

December 15, 2021

CHICAGO – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.^® International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the Vice Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Board will advance the goal of the HBCU Initiative, established by the Carter Administration, to increase the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education to their students and continue serving as engines of opportunity.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Mourns The Passing of Ret. General and Former Secretary of State Colin Powell

October 18, 2021

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® and its more than 300,000 members worldwide mourn the passing of distinguished military leader and world diplomat, Ret. General Colin Powell.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover takes Sorority’s Advocacy for HBCUs to Capitol Hill, build support for legislation

October 6, 2021

CHICAGO – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover will testify today at a congressional hearing titled Homecoming: The Historical Roots and Continued Contributions of HBCUs.

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Impactful Alpha Kappa Alpha Mississippi Health Project Will Revisit the Mississippi Delta During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

October 4, 2021

MISSISSIPPI DELTA – After a successful COVID-19 vaccination outreach program earlier this summer where 330 residents received vaccines, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® (AKA) is returning to the Mississippi Delta October 4-6, this time bringing its 3D mobile mammogram unit to provide free mammograms for uninsured women during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Other screenings and health services provided by partners Delta Health Center, Mallory Community Health Center, and Walgreens include COVID-19 testing and vaccines, flu shots, vaccines for school-aged children, HIV testing, vital sign screening, and eye examinations.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Doubles Its Goal With Record-Setting $2.1 Million Raised in Support of HBCUs

September 22, 2021

CHICAGO – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® is proud to announce that the sorority set a new record and raised more than $2.1 million during its fundraiser to benefit our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Alpha Kappa Alpha’s annual HBCU Impact Day on September 20 far exceeded the goal, as the country’s first Black sorority received online donations and checks from local AKA chapters, private donors, and corporate matching dollars from across the globe.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Continues $1 Million in One Day Fundraising Campaign to Support HBCUs

September 20, 2021

CHICAGO – For the fourth consecutive year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® has earmarked a progressive goal to raise $1 million in 24 hours for their national HBCU Impact Day. Set for Monday, September 20, 2021, the annual HBCU Impact Day is a part of the sorority’s four-year $10 million fundraising goal led by AKA International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover. The organization’s more than 300,000 college-educated members, corporate partners, and donors have been challenged to contribute funds to assist with the ongoing fiscal sustainability and operations of the more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) around the country.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Honors Legacy of Black Wall Street, Will Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines and Mammograms This Weekend in Tulsa

August 22, 2021

TULSA – In light of all that is occurring in the United States and around the world, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) will observe its fourth annual International Day of Prayer in Tulsa, OK, on Sunday, August 22, with a full slate of activities. Members nationwide and internationally will worship and participate together in community activities as a sign of solidarity and make intercessions for global peace. While chapters will hold their individual events, the sorority’s national observance will take place in Tulsa and pay homage to the City’s historic Black Wall Street.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Contributes $1.6 Million to Black Colleges and Universities

July 27, 2021

CHICAGO – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), has presented its third round of endowment funds in the amount of $1.6 million to 35 additional HBCUs as part of a four-year fundraising campaign led by AKA International President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Glenda Glover to help secure fiscal sustainability and success across all HBCUs.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Inducts Ursula M. Burns, Ruth E. Carter, Debra Martin Chase, Cynthia Erivo, Lisa Leslie, Robin Roberts, Tracee Ellis Ross and Alice Walker Into Sorority As Honorary Members

July 15, 2021

CHICAGO – Eight exemplary Black women in corporate business, entertainment business, media, literature, performing arts and sports were recently inducted into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) as honorary members.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Two-Day Mississippi Health Project Vaccinates Hundreds Against COVID-19 in Mound Bayou and Greenville

June 4, 2021

MISSISSIPPI DELTA – Nearly 100 years after its first Mississippi Health Project, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® (AKA) revisited the Mississippi Delta to host a health and COVID-19 vaccination event for residents of Mound Bayou and Greenville, MS. Partnering with local healthcare providers Delta Health Centers, Walgreens, and Urgent Primary Care of Clarksdale, the two-day event enabled 330 residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, 120 glucose and cholesterol tests, 71 HIV tests, 50 eye exams including 31 eye exams for school-aged children and personal protective equipment were also administered.

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TWENTY PEARLS Documentary Film about First Black-Greek Letter Organization Now Available Nationwide

March 31, 2021

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® announces the North American release of TWENTY PEARLS, the official documentary film which chronicles the organization’s history. Narrated by Phylicia Rashād, TWENTY PEARLS journeys through 113 provocative years.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® declares Kamala D. Harris Day ahead of VP-Elect making history as First woman and African American to hold office

January 20, 2021

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. is pleased to announce that the service organization has declared Wednesday, January 20, 2021 as Soror Kamala D. Harris Day. Members are encouraged to wear shades of pink and a strand of pearls to mark the historic occasion. Vice President-Elect Harris was initiated in the Alpha Chapter of the AKA at Howard University, an HBCU in Washington, D.C.

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Senator Kamala Harris Makes “Herstory” at Last Night's Democratic National Convention

August 20, 2020

Last night on the nineteenth day of the eighth month, Senator Kamala Harris made “herstory” when she accepted the nomination as the Vice Presidential Candidate for a major political party. Americans, including little Black and Brown girls, watched with amazement, pride and a renewed sense of hope. We congratulate Senator Harris and wish her the best on this historic journey.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Issues Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis and the Rev. C.T. Vivian

July 18, 2020

Alpha Kappa Alpha joins a grateful nation in mourning the loss of civil rights icons, Congressman John Lewis and the Rev. C.T. Vivian. The world has lost two irreplaceable champions for justice and equality at a time when the pervasive effects of racial injustice and economic inequality could not be more evident.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Offers Scholarships to Daughters and Granddaughters of George Floyd

June 12, 2020

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® announced today that the service organization will provide scholarships for the daughter and granddaughters of George Floyd. In a letter to the family, AKA International President Dr. Glenda Glover said she hoped the contribution would assist them on the path to success.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Demands Police Reforms, Stands in Solidarity with Over 5 Million Members From 13 African-American Women Organizations

June 10, 2020

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ^® International President Glenda Glover says George Floyd’s cry out to his late mother before taking his last breath was a symbolic plea to all women for help. Dr. Glover called on leaders from twelve historic and celebrated African-American organizations to unite and condemn the senseless and unjustified death of Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many other Black men, women and children by police and vigilantes.

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THIRTEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS, REPRESENTING MORE THAN FIVE MILLION WOMEN IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY, PLEDGE SOCIAL CHANGE AND REFORM AMID NATIONWIDE UNREST

June 8, 2020

(Chicago, IL) - As leaders of African-American women’s organizations in America, we condemn in the strongest terms the senseless and unjustified killings of Black women, Black men, Black girls, and Black boys by police and vigilantes. We have organized knowing that we are stronger and more effective when we work together to raise our more than five (5) million collective voices and exert our collective power to address the unspeakable, horrific killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and too many others – killings that have sparked a global movement for racial justice.

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JOINT STATEMENT BY WOMEN LEADERS OF 13 AFRICAN-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS

June 6, 2020

As leaders of African-American women’s organizations in America, we condemn in the strongest terms the senseless and unjustified killings of Black women, Black men, Black girls, and Black boys by police and vigilantes. We have organized knowing that we are stronger and more effective when we work together to raise our more than five (5) million collective voices and exert our collective power to address the unspeakable, horrific killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and too many others – killings that have sparked a global movement for racial justice.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Issues Statement on Death of George Floyd, Calls for Political Action to Invoke Social Change to End Police Brutality

May 27, 2020

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® joins thousands of others around the world in issuing the strongest condemnation of the senseless, unprovoked killing of George Floyd. The unspeakable actions of police officers who killed another unarmed Black man without justification or excuse underscore the structural and systemic inequities that persist in this country.

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April 9, 2020

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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED® MOURNS THE LOSS OF FORMER INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT FAYE BEVERLY BRYANT

February 20, 2020

February 20, 2020 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our 21st International President Faye Beverly Bryant. She served as the sorority’s president from 1982-1986.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Seeks to Raise $1 Million Again on HBCU Impact Day

September 11, 2019

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® seeks to raise $1 million in 24 hours for a second consecutive year during HBCU Impact Day on September 16, 2019. As part of a four-year $10 million fundraising goal, AKA International President Dr. Glenda Glover is leading the challenge for contributions that can help to secure fiscal sustainability and success across all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Exceeds Goal by Providing Over 100 Free Mammograms to Uninsured Women AT ESSENCE Festival

July 8, 2019

Breast Cancer Survivors Provide Testimonials to Importance of Early Detection

Music, mingling and mammograms filled the weekend during the 25^th Essence Festival in New Orleans, LA July 5-7. Essence organizers delivered the music for concert goers and stars to mingle with, while Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.^® provided a record 107 free mammography screenings to women, including visitors and local residents. The sorority’s initial goal was to provide 70 free 3D mammograms to uninsured women with the traveling Alpha Kappa Alpha Mobile Mammography Unit at the event.

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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY TO PROVIDE FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO UNINSURED WOMEN, NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY AT ESSENCE FESTIVAL

July 6, 2019

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^® will celebrate the Essence Festival 25^th anniversary with women’s health as the focus. The international service organization will provide 70 free 3D mammograms to uninsured women, and the New Orleans community with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Mobile Mammography Unit.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority establishes endowment at Tennessee State University and honors International President and school's leader Dr. Glenda Glover

July 1, 2019

Tennessee State University is the latest HBCU recipient of financial support from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. AKA continued its commitment of creating a $100,000 endowment at each of the nation's four-year historically black universities and colleges with a donation to Dr. Glenda Glover, who is the leader of both organizations.

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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY TO HOLD LEADERSHIP SEMINAR IN MUSIC CITY, PRESENCE WILL BRING SERVICE, ECONOMIC BOOST AND LOTS OF PINK AND GREEN

June 20, 2019

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.^® will provide a major boost to the Nashville economy when the service organization holds its 2019 Leadership Seminar in Music City June 27 - 30. Approximately 7,600 members are expected to attend the seminar that will offer over 80 workshops on professional development, personal growth and community service.

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President Glover speaks on the status of HBCUs on PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton

June 6, 2019

Hear what Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated President Glenda Glover had to say about HBCUs and more on PoliticsNation with the Rev. Al Sharpton.

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AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund Electronic Press Kit

March 1, 2019

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated., in partnership with our official philanthropic arm, the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), has launched the establishment of the AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund. The fund has been created in an effort to assist in the sustainability of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Over the course of the next four years, the fund has pledged to distribute $10 million in financial support to 96 accredited HBCUs as a part of Alpha Kappa Alpha's Target 1: HBCU For Life: A Call to Action.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority to highlight those helping others, to hold national Caregivers’ Day November 16

November 12, 2018

Each year millions of Americans take on the responsibility of caring for others. Whether it’s aging parents, a spouse or child fighting a debilitating illness, they do what’s needed to take care of their loved ones. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will hold its first ever AKA Caregivers’ Community Impact Day on Friday, November 16 to recognize the tremendous work of these individuals. The service organization will kick-off their national observance at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI with a public event beginning at 10am.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha and Regions Bank, to launch financial empowerment initiative for college students and underserved communities

October 8, 2018

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and Regions Bank are partnering to help college students and underserved communities build financial wealth. The groups will officially announce the agreement during a financial education workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 10 on the campus of Tennessee State University. The workshop is sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Psi Undergraduate Chapter, and will begin at 3 p.m. in the TSU Faculty Dining Lounge in the Floyd-Payne Campus Center.

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Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover Installed as 30th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

July 12, 2018

(Houston, TX) With a commitment to excellence and a vow to uphold the grand legacy of its founders, Dr. Glenda Glover became the 30th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated^®. Dr. Glover took the helm of the nation’s oldest Greek-letter organization established by African-American college women on July 12, 2018, in Houston, TX, following the group’s international conference. She will lead the storied organization for four years, 2018-2022, under the theme, “Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable Service.”

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Contributes $1.6 Million to Black Colleges and Universities

January 22, 2022

CHICAGO – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), has presented its third round of endowment funds in the amount of $1.6 million to 35 additional HBCUs as part of a four-year fundraising campaign led by AKA International President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Glenda Glover to help secure fiscal sustainability and success across all HBCUs.

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