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Twenty pearls : the story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. / a Coffee Bluff Pictures film ; written and directed by Deborah Draper Riley ; producers, Deborah Riley Draper, Lacy Barnes.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
- African American Greek letter societies--History.
- African American Greek letter societies.
- Greek letter societies--United States--History.
- Greek letter societies.
- United States.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Documentary films
- History
- Nonfiction films
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- 20 pearls
- Place of Publication:
- [Cleveland, Ohio] : Gravitas Ventures, [2022]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
- System Details:
- DVD-R; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1; color.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- The oldest Black Greek letter sorority was founded on the campus of Howard University, and boasts nearly 300,000 members across 50 states and 55 nations. Follow the sisterhood's history from 1908 to member Kamala Harris being elected vice president.
- Twenty Pearls tells the story of the oldest Black-Greek letter sorority, founded on the campus of Howard University, which boasts nearly 300,000 members across 50 states and 55 nations.Tracing the sisterhood's history from 1908 to member Kamala Harris being elected vice president.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Phylicia Rashad ; featuring Fig O'Reilly, Kamala Harris, Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, Judge Rohulamin Quander, Rev. Dr. Cynthia C. Hale, DeRetta Cole Rhodes, Ph.D., Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams, Jordan Barefield, Dr. Nsenga K. Burton, Ora B. Douglass, Dr. Bernice A. King, Danette Anthony Redd, Caitlin Simmmons, Hollye J. V. Weekes.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Jonathan Hall ; editors, Sandra Christie, Reena Mangubat ; music, Matthew Head.
- Notes:
- Title and credits from screen.
- Documentary.
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021.
- Program content: ©2021.
- Wide screen.
- For private home use only.
- ISBN:
- 9786318706636
- 6318706631
- OCLC:
- 1293474967
- Publisher Number:
- 810097770126
- 00810097770126 gtin-14
- GRAV22425D Gravitas Ventures
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