“Happy Birthday” to my Alpha Kappa Alpha friends. I’m not an AKA but I did have the opportunity to interview Linda White, former national president of AKA, for my photo-essay book Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over Fifty. And Michael Cunningham took a charming photograph of her for the book.
We met when she was attending an AKA conference in the Washington DC area, and I learned a lot about the history of the sorority and its valuable contributions to society. White spoke with special pride when she talked about the wonderful work the sorority does for children here in the U.S. and around the world in the areas of education and health. I naturally enjoyed hearing about the Young Authors Program for children and the moving story she told about the finalists meeting Laura Bush at a convention in 2004. It was also inspiring to see the love and unity among sorority members.
So, happy 100th Alpha Kappa Alpha and here’s to 1000 more!
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