July 23rd 2023.
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a crowd of 7,000 sorority sisters at the 56th national convention of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in Indianapolis. Honorary member Harris, dressed in red, expressed her gratitude to the attendees for their support during the successful presidential election.
The weeklong event had a record 15,000 attendees and is estimated to have an economic impact of $20 million, according to The Indy Star. Harris credited her fellow Divine Nine members, especially the Deltas, for helping voters to get registered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There is so much at stake in this moment,” she said. “Our most basic rights and freedoms, fact versus fiction, foundational principles about what it means to be a democracy. And so, at this moment, our nation again counts on the leaders in this room.”
Harris also pointed out some of her most significant accomplishments, including placing a price cap on medical Insulin, cleaning drinking water by systemically removing lead piping, investing in HBCUs, appointing the very first Black woman to the Supreme Court, and completing an overhaul to expand postpartum care conducted under Medicaid.
“It’s a good day,” Harris declared. However, as an Alpha Kappa Alpha, she requested that her fellow sorority members continue supporting voters and social justice reforms as Harris and Biden prepare for their 2024 reelection bid.
“You will continue to help lead our nation forward, and for all of that, I thank you. I am also here to declare we have more work to do,” she said.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's mission is to inspire and empower women to impact their communities through advocacy and economic and political involvement. A holistic approach to health and accessibility helps to accomplish this.
It was an uplifting day for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the attendees of the national convention, who left feeling motivated and inspired.
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