Vice President Kamala Harris was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, making her the first woman, first Black person, and first Asian person to serve in the role in the country's history. To mark the historic event, thousands of Black women broke out their finest pearls and some even took to social media to share their inauguration 'fit. Pearls are specifically significant because Harris is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority , which calls its founders and members "pearls." Alpha Kappa Alpha is the oldest Black Greek-lettered sorority in the country and many of its 290,000 members across the world took the occasion to wear their pearls. Harris herself wore a special set of pearls during the inauguration. Kamala Harris is wearing two Black designers Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson today along with the AKA's signature pearls. #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/N0dhkjTkj7 — Joi-Marie (@joimariewrites) January 20, 2021 Even non-members of the sorority honored Harris by...
