Kamala Harris inauguration means pride, representation for her sorority sisters
VP pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha at Howard University
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority share what Vice President Kamala Harris inauguration means to them.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â As the nation witnessed the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, members of her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, told 41 Action News how much it means to them.
Five members of Kansas City-area sorority chapters met on a Zoom call to talk about the historic day. Pride. Overwhelming emotion, said Twyla Woods-Buford, Midwestern regional director for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
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As Kamala Harris was sworn in to be the country s 49th vice president on Wednesday, there was one group that was certainly rooting for her: the members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Vice President Harris, a woman who s a graduate of an HBCU, who s a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first sorority, it really brings chills to my spine thinking about the power of this day, said AKA member, LaShonda Williams.
Harris, who attended Howard University, pledged in 1986 during her senior year. Her nickname was C3, standing for calm, cool and collected. Her line sister, Lisa Jackson, told Eyewitness News Harris was made for this role.
Gov. Edwards among Louisianans who attended the inauguration; AKA sorority proud of Harrisâ achievement
Gov. Edwards and Louisiana Congressional Delegation react to Presidential Inauguration By Sabrina Wilson | January 20, 2021 at 8:50 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 10:23 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris raised their right hands to take their respective oaths of office at the U.S. Capitol Governor John Bel Edwards and some other Louisianans were there to witness the historic inaugural up close.
Edwards discussed the experience soon after the ceremony ended.
âObviously, a very historic day here in Washington D.C., and one that I think is probably more important than ever that we mark the transfer of power from one presidential administration to another in light of what happened here two weeks ago,â he said.
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Kamala Harris made history on Wednesday, becoming the country's first Black, first Asian and first female second-in-command, after being inaugurated alongside President Joe Biden.