Eleven members make prestigious list
Eleven members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority were featured in Ebony magazine’s “Power 150” list, which is in the May 2007 issue. Subtitled, “The Most Influential Blacks in America,” the listing reflects the scope, power and impact of African Americans.
Members recognized in the magazine cross several disciplines and underscore the contributions made by the Sorority on several leadership levels. Led by AKA’s international president, members on the list include:
ORGANIZATION LEADERS
Barbara A. McKinzie – International President, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Gwendolyn B. Lee – President, The Links, Inc.
Juanita Head Walton – President, National Order of Women Legislators; Chairman, National Foundation of Women Legislators
BUSINESS
Catherine Hughes – Chairperson, Radio One
POLITICS & LAW
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas)
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas)
U.S. Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (California)*
U.S. Rep. Diane E. Watson (California)
Kamala Harris - San Francisco District Attorney
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Suzanne DePasse – CEO, DePasse Entertainment
EDUCATION
Maya Angelou – Poet; author; Lifetime Chair, Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of American Studies, Wake Forest University, NC
* Juanita Millender-McDonald passed soon after the issue was released.
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