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Tuskegee sororities go red for heart health

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When it comes to stroke and heart disease, knowing the enemy can mean the difference between life and death.
And knowing that alone was enough to prompt several local groups to participate in the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Program.
According to the Heart Association’s Web site, Go Red For Women’s short-term goal is  a [...]

Univ. of Alabama AKAs lead march to honor first black students

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A few drops of rain were not going to stop the Alpha Kappa Alphas from celebrating the integration into the University Tuesday night as they marched on from the steps of Gorgas Library to Foster Auditorium.
“It begins with you,” said Brenda Elliot, assistant director of athletics academic programs.
The Theta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha [...]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Mourns Passing of 26th International President, Linda M. White

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The 250,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, in 958 chapters worldwide, are mourning the death of Linda Marie White, the organization’s 26th international president.
From 1960, the year she joined Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha at Clark University in Atlanta, GA, until her passing, White devoted her life to fulfilling AKA’s mission: “to [...]

AKA Soror Nicole Betschman named woman of the year

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Nicole Betschman has been selected 2010 Woman of the Year by the Pirate Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association.
Betschman has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Bowling Green State University and bachelors’ and master’s degrees in health education from East Carolina University. She has taught several classes at ECU.
Betschman is involved in the [...]

UAPB AKAs host Reading for Literacy event

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Recently, the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. hosted the Reading for Literacy event at Broadmoor Elementary as the kick-off event for AKA weekend on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Realizing that reading and literacy are very important, Alpha Rho chapter decided to visit the class of Patricia [...]

AKA and Alpha conventions to bring $1.3M boost to Jackson’s economy by

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Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members have converged on Jackson, and their sisters of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will follow next week.
And while there will be plenty of reunions and charity talk among the members, the two conventions are expected to pump nearly $1.3 million into Jackson’s economy, figures from the Jackson Convention and Visitors [...]

Deltas, AKAs, and Sigma Gamma Rho Literacy Day held at park this Saturday

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Since about this same time last year, more than 100 young students from the Pike County area have been looking toward Literacy Day at the Park.
At long last it’s here.
Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Alpha graduate sororities will host Literacy Day at the Park from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, [...]

AKAs donates $5,000 to Petersburg Library Foundation for new public library

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Delta Omega Chapter, Petersburg is partnering with the Petersburg Library Foundation to expand community efforts and opportunities to build a new public library.
“The dire need in Petersburg for a new library is evident with our children. They need so much support from this community and their families. So many families [...]

Museum honors Vallejo’s first black teacher, Grace Logan Patterson

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Vallejo’s first black teacher might have been small in stature, but she was big in presence, friends and family agreed Saturday.
“I don’t think I ever remember (Grace Logan Patterson) raising her voice,” said Elissa Shanks Stewart, principal of South Vallejo elementary school that bears Patterson’s name.
Stewart was one of 30 or so people who attended [...]

AKA Soror Sheila Adams honored for work with Urban League

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As a black woman growing up in Cincinnati, Sheila Adams was aware the city had racial problems.

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But her awareness grew the night her teenage son and a friend tried to purchase sodas at a convenience store in an upper-class white neighborhood.
“My youngest son came home at one or two o’clock, [...]