Contributed by Lauren Taylor
The members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are upset with Amanda Seales for wearing A.K.A. merchandise on the final season premiere of Insecure.
Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first historically African-American sorority. It was founded on the grounds of Howard University in 1908. The colors of the sorority are green and light pink. Vice President Kamala Harris, Eboni K. Williams, and Gizelle Bryant are notable members of the organization.
Tiffany DuBois, Amanda Seales’ character, wore what appeared to be A.K.A. regalia on the season premiere that aired Sunday, Oct. 24th. Amanda Seales is now facing criticism for repping the sorority on-screen without actually being a member in real life.
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Seales responded to the backlash via her Instagram story, “I don’t know why people keep asking me if I’m a soror. I am not a soror. Tiffany is a soror. Tiffany is a character on a TV show. I didn’t write the character– I play the character! I’m not a soror–I’m an actress! And I’m playing a character on a TV show. I think reality TV got folks f-ked up because it’s like “It’s all the same!” But I’m just playing a character. That’s it!”
Amanda goes on to say in another upload that some websites say she is a member of the sorority but is in fact not one.