FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION

Founded in 1908 at Howard University.

Official Website:
http://www.aka1908.com/

Founding Date:
15-Jan-1908

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Maya Angelou	Poet	4-Apr-1928	28-May-2014	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Gayleatha B. Brown	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Benin
Yvette Nicole Brown	Actor	12-Aug-1971		Shirley Bennett on Community
Vanessa Bell Calloway	Actor	20-Mar-1957		Coming to America
Cardiss Collins	Politician	24-Sep-1931	2-Feb-2013	Congresswoman from Illinois, 1973-97
Julie Dash	Film Director	22-Oct-1952		Daughters of the Dust
Marla Gibbs	Actor	14-Jun-1931		Florence on The Jeffersons
Althea Gibson	Tennis	25-Aug-1927	28-Sep-2003	First black woman to win Wimbledon
Kamala Harris	Attorney	20-Oct-1964		Attorney General of California
Eddie Bernice Johnson	Politician	3-Dec-1935		Congresswoman, Texas 30th
Jill Marie Jones	Actor	4-Jan-1975		Toni Childs on Girlfriends
Star Jones	TV Personality	24-Mar-1962		The View
Coretta Scott King	Activist	27-Apr-1927	30-Jan-2006	Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King
Gladys Knight	Singer	28-May-1944		Lords dominion over The Pips
Sheila Jackson Lee	Politician	12-Jan-1950		Congresswoman, Texas 18th
Juanita Millender-McDonald	Politician	7-Sep-1938	22-Apr-2007	Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007
Toni Morrison	Author	18-Feb-1931		Beloved
Rosa Parks	Activist	4-Feb-1913	24-Oct-2005	Wouldn't sit in the back of the bus
Jo Marie Payton	Actor	3-Aug-1950		Family Matters
Peggy A. Quince	Judge	3-Jan-1948		Justice, Florida Supreme Court
Phylicia Rashad	Actor	19-Jun-1948		Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show
Roxie Roker	Actor	28-Aug-1929	2-Dec-1995	Helen Willis on The Jeffersons
Eleanor Roosevelt	First Lady	11-Oct-1884	7-Nov-1962	First Lady under FDR
Robin R. Sanders	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Nigeria
Leah Ward Sears	Judge	13-Jun-1955		Georgia Chief Justice
Terri Sewell	Politician	1-Jan-1965		Congresswoman, Alabama 7th
Wanda Sykes	Comic	7-Mar-1964		Wanda at Large
Patricia Timmons-Goodson	Judge	18-Sep-1954		Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
Diane Watson	Politician	12-Nov-1933		Congresswoman from California, 2001-11
Lynn Whitfield	Actor	6-May-1953		The Josephine Baker Story

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