Alpha Kappa Alpha's success must be judged by the quality
of its service and relationship to humanity. AKA has been a strong link
in the chain of human caring, as evidenced by its programs for minorities,
youth, the disadvantaged, the homeless, senior citizens, and others. Programs
which have made a difference - civil rights initiatives, leadership activities,
social action imperatives, educational enterprises, economic development
ventures, and cultural opportunities.
Mankind has benefited from numerous AKA projects,
but some have been so successful that they are now hallmarks.
1935 Launched the Mississippi Health Project
1938 Organized the first civil rights lobby.
1958 Funded sickle cell research and published
The Sickle Cell Story
1965 Acquired DOL contract to operate Cleveland
Job Corps Center.
1972 Purchased Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s
birthplace
1978 Reached half million in contributions
to UNCF
1980 Established the Educational Advancement
Foundation
1984 Initiated African Village Development
Program
1990 Gave $200,000 to Historically Black Colleges
and Universities
1991 Establishment of the Ivy AKAdemy
1995 Sponsored Partnership in Mathematics and
Science Summer Camp
1998 Launched the ON TRACK
program