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Political notebook Journal Gazette It s all about the pearls on Jan. 20. Well, not just pearls. The third Wednesday in January is when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated, and plenty of women in Fort Wayne and beyond are celebrating the historic event. Harris will be the first female VP and first Black and Asian American to hold the nation s second-highest position. And she s known to wear pearls. Members of a sorority she s part of – Alpha Kappa Alpha – often wear the symbolic jewelry, in recognition of its 20 founders. When Harris accepted the Democratic vice-presidential nomination in August, she said family extends beyond bloodlines and includes AKA sorority members. ....
Movement to wear pearls on Inauguration Day LISA GREEN | The Journal Gazette It s all about the pearls on Jan. 20. Well, not just pearls. The third Wednesday in January is when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated, and plenty of women in Fort Wayne and beyond are celebrating the historic event. Harris will be the first female VP and first Black and Asian American to hold the nation s second highest position. And she s known to wear pearls. Members of a sorority she s part of - Alpha Kappa Alpha - often wear the symbolic jewelry, in recognition of its 20 founders. ....