How the Divine 9 Are Shaping the Election
“Many of y’all are severely underestimating the power of the Divine 9 and AKAs to come together for a common goal!"

On September 10, Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met in Philadelphia for the presidential debate. Though the debate raised concerns and questions from Americans, one statement seemed more jarring than others.
While mentioning Harris’s absence at the address of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump stated, “She wouldn’t even meet with Netanyahu when he went to Congress to make an essential speech. She refused to be there because she was at a sorority party. She wanted to go to the ‘sorority party.’” He was referring to the Grand Boule, held every two years by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) Organization members—and it is no run of the mill “sorority party.”
The AKA Boule is a space where sorority members can connect with fellow members worldwide while attending workshops, certification training, and plenary sessions. Often not political, AKA is a part of the Divine 9 organization. The National Pan-Hellenic Council comprises nine historically African-American sororities and fraternities.
As African American politicians rise on the scene, the Divine 9 has played an enormous part in supporting them, bringing in a whole new crop of voters in elections. Harris, a former prosecutor, attorney general, and U.S. senator, pledged AKA in 1986 as an undergraduate student at Howard University. In fact, Harris’s supporters have voiced how her sorority and other D9 organizations have played a massive role in her political progress.
Days after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and announced that Harris should take over the ticket, a social media user wrote, “Many of y’all are severely underestimating the power of the Divine 9 and AKAs to come together for a common goal! They will be super influential for VP Harris and her campaign ... and I am HERE for it!”
Could the power of the Divine 9 win the election for Harris? Black Americans historically have the lowest voter turnout, and nearly 4 million people are part of the Divine 9. With this support, Harris can easily win the election—as long as Black Americans get out the vote.
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