Events
Women First: Am I My Sister’s Keeper to be held September 22
September 22
VICKSBURG, MS. – The Women First: Am I My Sister’s Keeper Rally will be held September 22 at 3 p.m. at the Vicksburg High School Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Mu Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
This event serves to engage and educate voters while highlighting women in public office and encouraging them to run for public office which is one of the targets of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.Â
The rally have the following panelists confirmed to appear: former Vicksburg Warren School District Trustee Zelmarine Murphy, Circuit Court Judge Toni Walker Terrett, Circuit Court Judge Tomika Irving, former City of Vicksburg Alderwoman Gertrude Young and City of Port Gibson Alderwoman Chelshe Archie. The rally will also honor Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable, Mountain of Faith Ministries, and Mississippi Women for Progress for being trailblazers in advocating for Women’s rights.Â
There will be performances by the Vicksburg High School Gator Girls, cheerleaders, April Green Dance ensemble and Soloist Ola Clark.
In 1978 a group of 15 bright, determined and like-minded individuals set out to charter Mu Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to serve communities in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
This event is free to the public.
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