Dunbar High School teacher, Julia Evangeline Brooks, incorporated the first sorority for African-American women, Alpha Kappa Alpha, which went bankrupt after 50 years.
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. 
