ORLANDO, Fla. – Black Greek organizations came into the spotlight after Kamala Harris became vice president.
Harris graduated from Howard University, a historically Black college, where she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Her sorority is one of the nine organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council, also known as the Divine Nine.
After the Civil War ended, thousands of Black students began enrolling in colleges and universities. Dr. Fon Gordon, associate history professor at the University of Central Florida, said although students were admitted into schools, Black students were deprived of the essential components of college life. “Because of segregation, even though they were admitted to these schools, they didn’t