10 Celebs You Did not Know Had been AKA’s

Up to date: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 8:30 am

In the present day, the women of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are donning their most interesting pink and inexperienced fashions and skeeweeing to the excessive heavens in celebration of their founder’s day. Based on the campus of Howard College in 1908, the sorority now boasts a whole bunch of 1000’s of girls who’ve pursued many various profession paths.

A number of of our favourite celebrities are AKAs.  Right here’s an inventory of 10 celebrities you didn’t know repped the pink and inexperienced.

Phylicia Rashad

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Phylicia Rashad graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Diploma of High quality Arts from Howard College in 1970. She’s most recognized for her early tv function as Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Present, however her efficiency in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin within the Solar made her the primary African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Greatest Actress.

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Journalist, lawyer, and tv character Star Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Administration of Justice at American College, the place she grew to become a member of the Lambda Zeta chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Actress Tika Sumpter is an honorary member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was inducted into the group on July 10, 2016, on the 67th annual Boule in Atlanta.

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Actress and singer Loretta Devine graduated from the College of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama in 1971, and in 1976, she obtained a Grasp of High quality Arts in Theater from Brandeis College. Throughout her time in class, Devine was initiated into the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of the AKA sorority.

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Wanda Sykes obtained a Bachelor of Science diploma in advertising at Hampton College, the place she was additionally a member of the AKA sorority.

Politician and lawyer Kamala Harris is a proud member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority after pledging at Howard College.

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Coretta Scott King obtained a Bachelor of Arts in music and training from Antioch Faculty in Yellow Springs, Ohio, after which went on to check live performance singing at Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music, the place she earned a level in voice and violin. She was additionally a proud AKA.

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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist, Alicia Keys, is an honorary member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha group.

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Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith is an honorary member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.