Claim: Dunbar High School teacher, Julia Evangeline Brooks, incorporated the first sorority for African-American women, Alpha Kappa Alpha, which went bankrupt after 50 years.
Evidence: Julia Evangeline Brooks (June, 1882 – November 24, 1948) was an incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first sorority founded by African-American women. The sorority has continued to generate social capital for nearly 100 years.