Twenty Pearls:
the story of alpha kappa alpha sorority, incorporateD®
Narrated by Phylicia Rashād, Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® brings to life 113 years of history and sisterhood. In 1908, nine Black women at Howard University founded Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® and changed America.
DIRECTED BY
Deborah Riley Draper
PRODUCED BY
Deborah Riley Draper and Lacy Barnes
Executive PRODUCED BY
Glenda Baskin Glover, Cynthia D. Howell,
Martha Perine Beard, Kimberly M. Esmond Adams, Cheryl Polote-Williamson
NARRATED BY
Phylicia Rashād
Featuring
Vice President Kamala Harris, International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Dr. Glenda Glover,
Miss Universe Ireland 2019 Fionnghuala O'Reilly
"Twenty Pearls demonstrates the historic and current cultural relevancy of HBCUs and Black Greek Letter Organizations to the shaping and survival of America."
The Burton Wire