HJR136 Summary

• Recognizes Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated on the 13th observance of AKA Day at the Capitol on February 23, 2012

• Commends the sorority's "Service to All Mankind" mission and more than a century of leadership and positive change in the African-American community

• Honors deceased honorary members Virginia Durr, Johnnie Carr, Coretta Scott King, Ethel Hall, and Rosa Parks in recognition of Black History Month

• Notes the 2012 AKA Day program will address redistricting, public policy, the 2014 presidential election, voting rights restoration, voters' ID requirements, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities

• Directs copies of the resolution be provided to sorority leadership including International President Carolyn House Stewart, Southeastern Regional Director Adrienne P.K. Washington, and International Chair Leyser Hayes