The traditionally Black sororities and fraternities generally known as the Divine 9 have an extended legacy of political activism, although it’s historically been nonpartisan. Now that Vice President Kamala Harris — a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the nation’s oldest Black sorority — is on the high of the Democratic ticket, the organizations are mobilizing in a complete new means. And nowhere is that extra evident or extra consequential than in Georgia. Audie Cornish travels to Atlanta to take a seat down with two different AKA members: Democratic Congresswoman Nikema Williams and Maisha Land, creator of the viral Stroll to the Polls marketing campaign.
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