Updated: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m. EST
Today, the women of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., are donning their best pink and inexperienced fashions and Skee-Weeing to the excessive heavens in celebration of their 118th Founder’s Day! The FIRST Black sorority, based on the campus of Howard University in 1908, the sorority now boasts lots of of 1000’s of girls who’ve pursued careers within the arts and leisure, STEM fields, and even politics.
Just a few of our favourite celebrities are AKAs. Here’s an inventory of celebrities you could not know are mirror mesmerizers, representing the pink and inexperienced!
Tika Sumpter
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.
Loretta Devine

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Actress and singer Loretta Devine graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama in 1971, and in 1976, she obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Theater from Brandeis University. During her time at school, Devine was initiated into the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes obtained a Bachelor of Science diploma in advertising from Hampton University, the place she was initiated into the Gamma Theta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Cathy Hughes, founder & Chairwoman of Urban One Inc., is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
She additionally has the esteemed honor of getting a college named for her.
Howard University, the place Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was based in 1908, renamed the School of Communications in her honor, dubbing it the Cathy Hughes School of Communications in 2020.
Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King obtained a Bachelor of Arts in music and schooling from Antioch College 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.
Alicia Keys

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and pianist, Alicia Keys, is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Jada Pinkett Smith

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

Two-time Emmy Award-winning TV host and journalist Tamron Hall grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2024.
Cynthia Erivo is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Wicked star was inducted as an honorary member in 2021.
Journalist/lawyer Sunni Hostin can also be a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She was initiated in school in 1992.
Laura Coates

Laura Coates, CNN’s Chief Legal Analyst and Anchor, grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2025.
Gabby Thomas

Olympian Gabby Thomas, one of many world’s elite sprinters, grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2025.
Karine Jean-Pierre

Karine Jean-Pierre, the primary Black individual and the longest-serving girl to carry the place of White House Press Secretary, grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2025.
Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson, the trailblazing supermodel, actress, entrepreneur, and creator who made historical past as the primary Black girl to seem on the quilt of Vogue in 1974 and afterward Elle, grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2025.
Tracee Ellis Ross grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2021.

Patti Labelle grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2023.

Erica Campbell grew to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2023.
