Xi Omega Centennial Podcast Series

Xi Omega Centennial Podcast Series

For 100 years, Xi Omega has exemplified exceptional sisterhood and exemplary service. Two Founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® were among the 20 visionaries who chartered the first graduate chapter in our nation’s capital. Join us as we travel through the decades, exploring Xi Omega’s growth and impact in Washington, DC and beyond. Each decade will provide a flavor of the African American experience — culture, politics, music — and showcase Xi Omega’s contributions through narration and conversations.

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December 22, 2023 20 mins

The years 2011 to 2023 reveal societal unease as the fabric of the United States is stretched due to racial tensions, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the attack on the U. S. Capitol. It is also a time when the first African American presidency comes to an end, and later, an Alpha Kappa Alpha Woman becomes Vice President.

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As the U.S. grapples with the deadly 911 attacks and the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina, a sense of hope comes from the election of the first African American president: Barack Obama. 

 

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As Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa’s first Black president and as new and innovative technologies become available to the masses in the United States, Xi Omega Chapter holds math and science summer camps for area youngsters.

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The United States contends with a recession and HIV/AIDS becomes the number one global threat to public health. In Washington, DC, the women of Xi Omega Chapter register voters and march on the South African Embassy to protest apartheid.

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As the Watergate scandal engulfs the nation, the women of Xi Omega Chapter also focus on summer programs for youth, enhanced community service, and expanding the sisterhood by welcoming new chapters throughout the city.

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As the country faces divisiveness, protests, and cultural events that will define future generations, Xi Omega women march for civil rights and provide hands-on academic enrichment to school children in the District of Columbia.

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As the Civil Rights Movement grows throughout the United States, Xi Omega Chapter focuses on health care, education and economic opportunity for Negroes in the Washington, DC community.

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As the United States was engulfed in World War II, Xi Omega Chapter worked to confront segregation and discrimination in Washington, DC.

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As the Great Depression engulfs America, Xi Omega Chapter delivers health care to the neediest and fights for social justice and human rights.
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The Decade of the 1920s: Learn about the 20 women who chartered Xi Omega Chapter and their community commitment to improving lives in Washington, D.C.

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