November Numina: Why A.K.A.s are never scared of a November result...

1907

Collegiate Attitude towards Secret Societies..

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4180&context=etd

https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1232&context=tvc

https://twu.edu/history/ibid/ibid-a-student-history-journal-volume-17-spring-2024/nineteenth-century-collegiate-secret-societies/

The Emergence of an Era..

McNealey, Earnestine Green. Priceless Pearls: Dimensions of Sisterhood and Service in Alpha Kappa Alpha. United States, Alpha Kappa Alpha, 2017. Pg. 16

Boyd, Norma E., A Love That Equals My Labor; Interviews

Description: In the time where most college campuses were strongly against the formation of secret societies Howard University’s administration gave 8 women permission to form the first black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc & the #First #D9 organization on an #HBCU campus.

1933

Description: In a state where it was illegal for black children to “play” at school, Ida L Jackson prepared arrangements to visit Arenia Mallory’s school in rural Mississippi. 

This visit led to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc’s Rural summer School program & Mississippi Health program. Both programs revolutionized .

1944

Description: Despite the opposition to allowing women of color to join the navy. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc successfully championed to get negro women to serve. In November 🩷💚 Harriet I Pickens and Ensign Willis enlisted. 

2020

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris had one great day in her ill-fated 2020 presidential campaign: her first.

Then came a rapid collapse.

The freshman senator who announced her candidacy in January 2019 before 20,000 cheering supporters in Oakland, California, dropped out in December before a single vote had been cast.

By the time she quit, Harris lacked money, a message and a cohesive campaign operation — all ingredients of a successful candidacy.

"We did it Joe!"

Elected as the FIRST African American/ Indian/ Woman Vice President of the United States. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHTNlz8lMLf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Description: Despite the pervasive racism & mysogny that plague our nation. Our sorority sister Kamala Harris became the #Firstblackwoman #Firstindianwoman #firstwoman #firstpersonofcolor to become the #vicepresident of The United States of America. 

2021

Kamala Harris 

Kamala Harris Launches Her Campaign for President

Description:  11/19 Our sorority sister Kamala Harris became the #Firstblackwoman #Firstindianwoman #firstwoman to assume presidential powers of the United States.


2024

2024

https://apnews.com/ap-vote-count-faq

Description: In other words,