Well, since he did have interviews with some of the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, one can only assume that he HAD some kind of permission. I was a little disappointed when I viewed the book, but not because of plagiarism. It was more because of his lack of effort in making Alpha Kappa Alpha look good, as opposed to other sororities. He grazed across some and glossed over others, and I was a little annoyed by that. It seemed somewhat biased, in my opinion. I'm one who likes to flip through a book before I decide to buy it, especially when I've heard so much about it. That's what happened when I came across Lawrence Otis Graham's "Our Kind of People." I was so intrigued with all the NEW information, I bought the book even after having read half of it. But the only NEW information I came across in "The Devine Nine" dealt only with OTHER sororities, and I was no longer impressed. This isn't to say the book is not worth reading, however.
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No weapon formed against me shall prosper, for I am a child of the Most High God, Who sits upon the Throne of Grace, and rules all Heaven and Earth.
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