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Today the ladies of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are celebrating their founder’s day. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, the sorority now boasts hundreds of thousands of women who have gone on to enjoy many different career paths. A few of our favorite celebrities are AKAs.  Here’s a list of 10 celebrity you didn’t know repped the pink and green.

 

Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad

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Happy Founder’s Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were AKA’s  was originally published on globalgrind.com

Star Jones and Vanessa Bell Calloway

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Loretta Devine

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Happy Founder’s Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were AKA’s  was originally published on globalgrind.com

Wanda Sykes

2015 Triumph Awards

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Coretta Scott King

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Happy Founder’s Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were AKA’s  was originally published on globalgrind.com

Alicia Keys

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Happy Founder’s Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were AKA’s  was originally published on globalgrind.com

Jada Pinkett Smith

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Happy Founder’s Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were AKA’s  was originally published on globalgrind.com