Kamala Harris' Sorority Sisters Launch a PAC [View all]
Source: Daily Beast
Updated Aug. 10, 2024 3:43AM EDT / Published Aug. 09, 2024 5:34PM EDT
Good sisters always come through. Vice President Kamala Harris’ sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, has launched a political action committee that could send even more money to her campaign, which already has shattered fundraising records. According to a Friday filing with the Federal Election Commission, the new committee is called “Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority PAC, Inc. (AKA AKA 1908 PAC).”
“I am proud of my sorority sister,” reads an Instagram caption under a photo of the Democratic presidential nominee and a woman named Kiahna W. Davis, who is listed as treasurer of the PAC. The address listed for the PAC is the site of the Ivy Center, AKA’s corporate headquarters in Chicago.
Harris joined AKA when she attended Howard University four decades ago. But the perks of her membership did not end at graduation. The sorority network includes prominent Democratic mega donors and celebrities like Wanda Sykes and Ava DuVernay, who have expressed support for Harris. Many other influential African-American politicians, like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are also involved in Black Greek life, a testament to how powerful such networks can be.
AKA members have been key donors to Harris before. In 2020, over the week after President Joe Biden announced Harris as his running mate, she raised hundreds of thousands through donations in the amount of $19.08—the year her sorority was founded.
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