Hold it! Kamala Harris is AKA?!?!!

[underpants]

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority

I learned early on in my working experience that you want to be friends with AKA. Any new job I’ve started, as I’ve been introduced around the office I always look for the salmon pink and apple green. If they are AKA, it will be on display in some way.

I guess I’d missed this earlier on. This is a big ____ deal as Joe once said himself.

I’ve worked with several AKA members and had good relationships with them. I don’t tend to have bad workplace relationships anyway. It’s really nice to have them on your side. The wind at your back. I saw some unfortunate souls get into it with an AKA member and their experience was not only bad but didn’t last long.

AKA????
if you don’t think this had something to do with the pick you are crazy. Marshaling AKA’s power is a GIANT plus.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/kamala-harris-sorority-sisters-south-carolina/index.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Wow, that's great!

Looks like a powerful organization that will make a difference in this election!

[underpants]

6. They are something else

Love them.

[MontanaMama]

2. This is fascinating.

Thanks for this!

[underpants]

5. It's a great organization

Great people.

[USALiberal]

3. LOL, ok! nt

[underpants]

4. Dismissive?

[qwlauren35]

7. Yes.

AKA's have a long, proud history of social and political mobilization, dating back to the 1920's. AKA is either the biggest or second biggest black sorority in the nation. Every AKA is a college graduate. Most active AKAs are in mover-shaker positions. And they know a LOT of people. Traditionally, AKAs have a strong relationship with the black fraternity Alpha-Phi-Alpha, again, one of the two most powerful fraternities in the nation. (Prince Hall Masons are also very powerful.)

On the downside, some people consider AKAs to be snooty. However, I think you'll find that no one will hold Harris' sorority roots against her.

I expect the entire black Greek community to come out swinging for Kamala. Fundraisers, voting drives, etc.

I look forward to it.

[underpants]

9. ✅

Agreed.

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. They didn't seem to make a difference in the primaries, let's hope they do this fall nt

[qwlauren35]

16. There was no way to tell.

She dropped out in 2019 due to lack of funds. It's quite possible that she could have won South Carolina and history would be different.

Even if the AKAs were expert fundraisers, they couldn't compete with the amount of money that was being thrown around last spring.

I think the key thing with the AKAs is going to be their ability to get-out-the-vote.

We shall see.

[MontanaMama]

8. Their credo:

Supreme in service to all mankind.

[redstatebluegirl]

10. Oh yes, once AKA women organize it will

be a force to be reckoned with! Powerful women of color all over the country!

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Skee-wee!

A soror.





(ETA - whose mother was a Delta and didn't pull her punches )

[R B Garr]

12. K&R!

[StarfishSaver]

13. Yes

The country is about see the power of the black Greeks. The sisters and brothers are going to turn it out for Kamala!

[bigtree]

14. mom was AKA

...her pride.


from the Fullwood Family Collection

[New Breed Leader]

17. Plus she's a HBCU alumni

Howard University

[uponit7771]

18. NICE !!!

[SiliconValley_Dem]

19. silly.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Not "silly"

The black fraternities and sororities continue on with grad chapters with community service activities. They are the opposite of the "Animal House" frat party nonsense.