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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (ΑΚΑ) is the first intercollegiate historically African-American sorority. [3] The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students led by Ethel Hedgemon Lyle.
Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek letter sorority for African American college students. [1] It was founded at Howard University in 1908. [1] Collegiate chapters
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle was the first president of AKA's first alumnae chapter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lyle also founded the West Philadelphia chapter of the League of Women Voters and the Mothers Club in the city. In 2000, the Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Academy, a charter school in St. Louis, Missouri, was founded in her honor.
AKA, a French-language film; AKA, a drama film "A.K.A." (Jericho episode), a 2007 episode of the TV series Jericho; a.k.a. Cartoon, a Canadian animation company; Aka Pella (Histeria!), a character from the cartoon Histeria! Channel AKA, former name of the UK music television channel Now 70s
The Guardian credits rap culture and Black vernacular language as early pioneers of the word, with A Tribe Called Quest releasing "Vibes and Stuff" in 1991 and Quincy Jones notably launching Vibe ...
American Academy of Pediatrics; AAPC – (i) Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee; aar – (s) Afar language (ISO 639-2 code) AAR (i) after-action review; Association of American Railroads; AARP – (i/s) American Association of Retired Persons (now officially known only by the initials) AAS (i) Advanced Automation System
Different groups have made American English their own, says Latino scholar Ilan Stavans in "The People's Tongue," but the language also connects all Americans.
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a mixed martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). In 2014, AKA opened the AKA Thailand gym in Phuket, Thailand. Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Javier Mendez, and Andy Fong.