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On January 20, the Indian village of Thulasendrapuram will celebrate the inauguration of Kamala Harris, the first Black and South Asian woman elected as Vice President of the United States, with vegan treats. This week, every family in the village the birthplace of Harris’ grandfather received a basket of vegan biryani, plant-based meat from Indian startup GoodDot, oat milk from Goodmylk, vegan sweets, and more courtesy of the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
“PETA India is delighted to help Thulasendrapuram celebrate the milestone of Vice President-elect Harris’ inauguration with vegan goodies, especially since she has sponsored and supported so much legislation in the US against cruelty to animals,” PETA India spokesperson Radhika Suryavanshi said. “Vegan food saves animals’ lives, helps preserve the planet, and safeguards human health, so everyone wins.”
From Howard to VP: Kamala Harris Alpha Kappa Alpha Sisters Keep Her Centered She was a Howard University senior working toward a career in public service, mature thanks to her four years on campus and committed to strengthening the bond with her line sisters By Shawn Yancy and Briana Trujillo •
Published January 18, 2021 •
Updated on January 19, 2021 at 9:12 pm
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The year was 1986. Howard University was bursting with the voracious energy of student minds protesting apartheid in South Africa, rallying for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and launching themselves into service projects and campus life.
Not least among them were the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Their chapter that year would boast 38 Black young women, eager to form a sisterhood since the chapter had not had a line or new membership intake the year prior. They were the 38 Jewels of Iridescent Splendor. Thirty-eight line sisters.
JEFFERSON CITY - Some mid-Missourians had plans to celebrate and attend Wednesday s inauguration in Washington D.C. This includes two members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) in Missouri.
Lincoln University president Jerald Woolfolk is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA). This is the same sorority Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is a member of. My original plans were to attend the inauguration. It s a historic moment in our country s history, Woolfolk said.
Woolfolk said her and her sorors across the nation stay in contact and had the same idea to attend President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris inauguration.
The abrupt switch from media attack dogs to stenographers for power was always going to be jarring. But get ready for “democracy dying in darkness” giving way to “everything is swell.” CBS This Morning on Monday cheered on Kamala Harris by talking to the Vice President-elect's former sorority sisters. The full-on puff piece featured Gayle King insisting that “so many” are so proud of the Democrat.
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