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Street Named For Pioneering Leader, Founder Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Howard University welcomed Homecoming 2021 weekend with a tribute that many say was long overdue. A A street on the Howard campus was renamed after Howard alumna and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. founder Lucy Diggs Slowe  for her pioneering work in education, philosophy, sports, and the advancement of women. The university joined the Lucy Diggs Slowe Society on Friday, October 22 for the renaming. HU News Service reporter Micah Washington has the story.

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