On 10 July, less than two weeks before Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, Kamala Harris attended a boulé: the annual or biannual gathering of all of the members of a sorority. But this wasn’t just any sorority, it was Alpha Kappa Alpha, the historic Black sorority Harris joined in college, and one of the Divine Nine – also known as the Pan-Hellenic Council – the most powerful Black sororities in America.
“To my line sisters, the 38 Jewels of Iridescent Splendor: Oh, you are such an incredible part of my journey,” she said.
