Adam Wagner

Oct 21, 2024 | link.newyorker.com | Gideon Lewis-Kraus |Adam Wagner |Rebecca A. Goldstein |Adam Thompson

When I initially pitched my story on Alpha Kappa Alpha—the oldest historically Black sorority in America, and one that claims, among many other impressive women, Vice-President Kamala Harris as a member—I knew what to expect. For two years, I dated a woman in another historically Black sorority, and though I knew her hopes, her dreams, and her middle name, she refused to talk to me about the inner workings of her sorority.