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In 1938, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated ® founder Norma Elizabeth Boyd established the National Non-Partisan Council on Public Affairs — the first full-time congressional lobby created by a minority group. She understood what the thirteen founders of the Congressional Black Caucus would also know in 1971: that progress for the people requires organized, sustained political engagement.
The CBC Foundation was established in 1976 to advance that mission through research, education, and the Annual Legislative Conference — the leading policy convening on issues impacting African Americans and the global Black community. Alpha Kappa Alpha has been present in that work for generations, from our 1938 Council to our 1947 American Council on Human Rights partnership, from our 1939 NAACP life membership to the 2024 launch of the AKA 1908 PAC.
When we gather at ALC 55 — from the Empower ‘08 Policy Breakfast to Capitol Hill — we are not tracing separate histories. We are converging them. Deep, intentional community building is how policy moves from paper to people.
#AKAatCBC #AKA1908 #CBCALC55 #AKACHAMPIONS
Sep 18
Day 2 reminded us why we gather. Not to be seen. To see each other. On purpose. In real time. In this moment, that kind of intention is the only thing that holds.
Remind them in the comments, Pretty Must Work.
#AKA1908 #CBCALC55 #AKACHAMPIONS #Divine9
Sep 18
Your voice. Your vote. Your power. 🗳️✨
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is on a mission to get out the vote, and our Empower ’08 initiative is leading the charge!
International President & CEO Charletta Wilson Jacks, International Social Action & Connections Committee Chairman Amirah Salaam, and International Program Committee Chairman Tiffany Moore Russell are here to encourage every sister and every community to get out and vote.
Together, they’re calling on us all to register, show up, and make our voices heard this election season. Your vote is your power, use it. 🩷💚
#AKA1908 #AKAChampions #Empower08 #GetOutTheVote
Sep 17
Day 1 at #CBCALC55 and we are rooted, ready, and rising. The Congressional Black Caucus has always been where policy meets purpose - and AKA is here to make sure our impact is seen, heard, and felt. From the Empower ‘08 Policy Breakfast to the halls of Capitol Hill, we are not just attending. We are engaging.
Follow along as we show you what civic leadership looks like in real time.
#AKA1908 #CBCALC55 #Empower08 #AKACHAMPIONS Divine9
Sep 17
“Now more than ever, we must engage.”
Charletta Wilson Jacks, International President & CEO
Some calls don’t expire. They echo.
Empower ‘08 is about protecting voting rights and getting our people to the polls. The work continues.
Register. Mobilize. Vote.
#AKA1908 #Empower08 #VotingRights #SocialAction
Sep 16
Today is National Voter Registration Day!
Swipe to see why Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated built EMPOWER ‘08 — our nonpartisan, 8-point strategy to remove the barriers keeping our communities from the ballot box and strengthen democracy one voter at a time.
The stakes are clear. Every cycle, eligible voters show up only to find they’ve been purged from the rolls due to a move, a name change, or “routine” maintenance that was anything but. The fix takes two minutes — but only if you do it NOW, not in October.
Get registered. Get verified. Then empower EIGHT people you already know: your line sisters, your chapter, your church members, the cousin who just turned 18.
Before Election Day: verify your registration, confirm your polling place and ID, review nonpartisan ballot resources, consider early voting, and mobilize others.
On Election Day: cast your vote, bring required ID, offer rides, volunteer at the polls.
After: report turnout, debrief with your chapter, plan ahead, and keep the education going.
Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters, check your email for the message sent last week from our International President and CEO, Charletta Wilson Jacks, with the full EMPOWER ‘08 Voter Empowerment Toolkit and all turnkey resources for registration, civic education, forums, and GOTV.
Every Sister. Every Chapter. Every Community. One Unified Movement.
#NationalVoterRegistrationDay #NationalBlackVoterRegistrationDay #Empower08 #AKA1908 #VoteReady
Sep 15
We work. We fight. We build. We win.
Together.
Because pretty moves. And pretty must work.
The Legacy & Unity Brunch was a mirror. Four sisterhoods. Three international presidents. One unmistakable truth: our power is not individual. It is inherited, shared, and sharpened in community.
There is no shortcut around what Black women are building right now. There is only the work - and the women willing to show up for it.
#AKA1908 #AKAChampions #DivineNine
Sep 14
Twenty-five years later, we remember.
Today, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® joins our nation in remembering the lives lost on September 11, 2001, honoring those who answered the call to serve, and reflecting on the strength and unity that carried our communities through unimaginable tragedy.
We remember. We honor. We will never forget.
#September11 #NeverForget #AKA1908
Sep 11
