Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Makes History with Film Production and Distribution
CHICAGO, IL (March 30, 2021) — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® announces the North American release of TWENTY PEARLS, the official documentary film that tells the history of the organization. Narrated by Phylicia Rashād, TWENTY PEARLS spans 113 provocative years. Just 40 years after the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, nine black female students enrolled at Howard University where they organized and built a fraternity in 1908. The organization now has more than 300,000 members worldwide. internationally and played a crucial role in watershed moments that impacted American history. Through narration, interviews and archival material, viewers will see how Alpha Kappa Alpha impacted the Harlem Renaissance, World War II, NASA, civil rights, women’s rights, colleges and universities historically black (HBCU), all culminating in the election of the first woman. , African-American and Asian-American vice president of the United States of America. Interviews include Alpha Kappa Alpha International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover, Vice President Kamala Harris, Miss Universe Ireland 2019 Fionnghuala O’Reilly, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and many more others.
“Telling our own story is essential to preserving our history and elevating culture,” Dr. Glover said. “Alpha Kappa Alpha’s remarkable 113-year journey is punctuated with stories of history makers, ceiling breakers, public servants and ordinary women who changed the course of American history. Through this beautifully written and told odyssey, this film undeniably shines a light on the vision, courage, tenacity, determination and power of black women while dispelling all the age-old questions about the relevance of HBCUs and Divine 9.”
The film production marks another first for AKA. The sorority is the first African-American Greek-letter organization to distribute a full-length documentary film. TWENTY PEARLS premiered on Friday, March 26, 2021 on the Comcast Xfinity Black Experience and Comcast Xfinity platforms, xfinity.com, XfinityFlex Internet and Xfinity Mobile. The documentary will now be distributed across North America via On Demand to Atlantic Telephone Cable, Bardstown Cable, Cass Cable TV Inc., Charter Communications, Citizen’s Cable, Comcast, Cox, Fidelity Cable, Golden West Cablevision, Grande Communications, Great Lakes DSB , Hiawatha Broadband Comm., Homestead on Demand, Hotwire Communications, Kuhn Communications, Mid-Continent, OTELCO, Paul Bunyan Communications, Pencor Services, Phonoscope Cable, Plantation Cable, RCN, Service Electric Cable TV, Service Electric Cablevision, Troy Cablevision, Wyandotte Municipal Services and more. Check your cable guide for availability.
About Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is an international service organization founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African-American women with academic studies and who is dedicated to raising the stature of Africans. Americans, especially girls and women. Through a strong international service program, Alpha Kappa Alpha continues to institute groundbreaking social initiatives and social service programs that transform communities for the better. Today, these include Goal 1: HBCUs for Life: A Call to Action; Target 2: Women’s health and well-being; Target 3: Build your economic legacy; Target 4: The arts! ; Target 5: Global impact; and The Signature #CAP program. The sorority has more than 300,000 members in more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate chapters across the United States and around the world. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is a 501(c)(7) organization. As a tax-exempt organization, AKA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office.
To learn more about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and its programs, visit www.aka1908.com.
