It’s well documented that the coveted, yet talented Kamala Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
But when it comes to her 2024 presidential campaign against former President Donald Trump, it’s all about engaging the Divine Nine, which represents all the historically Black Greek-letter organizations.
According to Black Enterprise, the Divine Nine is banding together to mobilize voters. To encourage people to vote, the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Presidents released a statement announcing a united voter mobilization campaign.
Members of these Greek Letter Organizations will “organize their thousands of members to partake in voter registration and education.” In the press release, the council announced the launch of the Voter Mobilization Act, which is unprecedented. Vanity Fair’s contributing editor, Franklin Leonard provided a screenshot of the statement on X.
“We, the Council of Presidents of the National Pan-Hellenic Council® (Divine 9®), have met and agreed to meet this critical moment in history with an unprecedented voter registration, education, and mobilization coordinated campaign,” began the statement. “This campaign will activate the thousands of chapters and members in our respective organizations to ensure strong voter turnout in the communities we serve.”
The council did not endorse any specific candidate, although one candidate, Harris, is a member of one of its organizations. Harris has been a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) since her days at Howard University, where the organization was founded in 1908.
Still, the council emphasized the initiative to be nonpartisan. Instead, it will focus on all the eligible Americans going to the pools this November.
“This nonpartisan coordinated voter mobilization effort builds on our shared legacies of social action and service to our communities. The Divine 9® stands in unity to Get Out The Vote. We are stronger together. #D9StrongerTogether.”
Still, Harris hasn’t shied away from showing love to her sorority.” On July 10, she spoke at the Alpha Kappa Alpha biennial Boule event in Dallas, donning pearls and salmon pink, one of the organization’s signature colors.
“And so, in this moment, once again, our nation is counting on the leaders in this room to guide us forward; to energize, organize, and mobilize; to register folks to vote and to get them to the polls in November,” stated the politician. “For 116 years, the members of our sorority have been on the front lines of the fight to realize the promise of America. This year, let us continue that work.”
