Alpha Kappa Alpha declares January 20 Kamala D. Harris Day, with members wearing pink and pearls to honor her By Caitlin O Kane
January 20, 2021 / 11:17 AM / CBS News
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the historically Black sorority Vice President-elect Kamala Harris joined at her alma mater, Howard University, is honoring Harris historic accomplishment on Inauguration Day. It has declared January 20 Kamala D. Harris Day.
In a tweet, the sorority asked members to celebrate the history maker by wearing pink and pearls, official symbols of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA). They asked members to share photos of their celebrations with the hashtag #KamalaHarrisDay.
January 20 has been declared Kamala D. Harris Day! To celebrate our #akahistorymaker, wear shades of pink and your favorite strand of pearls to acknowledge this historic moment! Post your picture using #kamalaharrisdaypic.twitter.com/0xBPUDpRI7 Alpha Kappa Alpha (@akasorority1908) January 20, 2021
Women wore pink, green and pearls, official symbols of the sorority. I m proud on so many levels, as a mom to a little girl who can [see] her possibilities today beyond the [moon] and back & as a woman & Soror with my head held high because the [world] will witness who runs the world.girls, Twitter user Tamika N Ball tweeted.
Monique Poydras joined the sorority with Harris in 1986.
She said the sorority has been helping Harris’ rise from the background. We were a secret weapon, Poydras said. We were a collective that nobody knew about, because our sorority, we have close to 300,000 members. We have a thousand chapters. It wasn t just us; it was also other Divine Nine [sororities and fraternities] organizations.