Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority conference brings more than 6,200 women to downtown Birmingham

Downtown Birmingham will be filled with the colors of pink and green this week as more than 6,000 women gather for days of camaraderie, celebration and community service.

Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority began their southeastern regional conference on Wednesday. The gathering brings together 122 college and graduate chapters from Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi from April 29 to May 2.

“They worked hard to get us here and we are here in record numbers from the southeast,” said Tracie Morant Adams, AKA South Eastern Regional Director, noting collaboration with several partners, including the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex and the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau…

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