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bigtree

(85,998 posts)
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 07:43 PM Jul 2019

Check out this article on Kamala, AKAs, and Howard U.

Ian Sams @IanSams
Stay for the 1980s pic of @KamalaHarris stunting on the Yard at Howard:



Ian Sams @IanSams 3h3 hours ago
“Her sorority sisters say Harris was born to lead, and she got some of her earliest training as an Alpha Kappa Alpha woman at Howard.”

Read @NTerryEllis >> https://t.co/ROUT4UnFmK


Kamala Harris and Alpha Kappa Alpha: Black sorority was a source for life lessons, sisterhood

Kamala Harris was the unflappable Alpha Kappa Alpha line sister.

When the line had to rush to put on black coats for a group task, everyone frantically grabbed a coat, even if it belonged to another sister. Harris always managed to grab her own.

When it was time to put together a routine for a Black History Month program with little time to prepare, Harris choreographed it.

"She did not waver in the storm, ever," said Jill Louis, who was among the 38 women initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. with Harris in 1986 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. "When things were the most pressured, she was focused."

So it was no surprise to Louis and the other line sisters when Harris announced she was running for president in 2020.

read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/20/can-kamala-harris-secure-black-vote-help-her-sorority/1639638001/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Check out this article on Kamala, AKAs, and Howard U. (Original Post) bigtree Jul 2019 OP
The Divine Nine all over the country will come out for Kamala. brush Jul 2019 #1
So will the Delta Sigma Theta's Iliyah Jul 2019 #2
K&R betsuni Jul 2019 #3
Love it! mcar Jul 2019 #4
This is great! DesertRat Jul 2019 #5
I would love to see... SergeStorms Jul 2019 #6
This will be an important aspect of her campaign. ecstatic Jul 2019 #7
K & R SunSeeker Jul 2019 #8
 

brush

(53,787 posts)
1. The Divine Nine all over the country will come out for Kamala.
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 07:54 PM
Jul 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. So will the Delta Sigma Theta's
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 08:14 PM
Jul 2019

Red & White with a touch of yellow

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
6. I would love to see...
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 02:03 AM
Jul 2019

Harris one-on-one in a debate against Trump. He wouldn't stand a chance. By the end of the debate Trump would be curled in a fetal position, sucking his thumb. She's very good at thinking on her feet in highly critical situations.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ecstatic

(32,711 posts)
7. This will be an important aspect of her campaign.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 02:12 AM
Jul 2019

Pres Obama had Michelle. Senator Harris will need her sorority sisters to break through all the smears and lies with regard to her identity.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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