Why is the alpha kappa alpha sorority recently in the news?
The president of America’s oldest black sorority is being sued over claims she misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars, including spending £550,000 on a wax statue of herself. In a lawsuit filed in Washington, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha allege that Barbara McKinzie, their international president, bought designer clothing, jewellery and lingerie with the sorority American Express card. She then redeemed points the purchases earned on the card to buy a big-screen television and gym equipment, the lawsuit said. The wax statue – along with another of AKA’s first international president – was commissioned for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. The plaintiffs want Miss McKinzie sacked and the money, which includes nearly £240,000 which they say she took for personal expenses, returned to the sorority. “This is extraordinarily shocking if not illegal conduct,” said Edward Gray, their lawyer. The AKA was the first Greek-lettered sorority established by African Ame
The president of America’s oldest black sorority is being sued over claims she misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars, including spending £550,000 on a wax statue of herself. Sources: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5941198/President-of-black-sorority-Alpha-Kappa-Alpha-sued-over-expenses.
