Afro Unicorn®️ Founder and CEO April Showers was inducted as an honorary member of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s 2024 Boule Class over the weekend in Houston, TX.“I am honored to be inducted as an Honorary Member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.,” says April Showers. “The love that I feel from this sisterhood is indescribable. Greater service, greater progress. I look forward to fostering new relationships and continuing to be of service to my community.”
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to the Alpha chapter at Butler University. Sigma Gamma Rho has welcomed more than 100,000 collegiate and professional women from every profession. The sorority has more than 500 chapters in the United States, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, South Korea, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United Arab Emirates.
Additional information on this sorority can be found at https://www.sgrho1922.org/.
April Showers is the Founder and CEO of Afro Unicorn®️, a brand designed to represent the uniqueness of women and children of color in a truly diverse and inclusive fashion. April is a lead-by-example creator who works to uplift, advocate, and inspire women and children of color to achieve greatness. She is focused on fusing her passions with her life’s purpose to help other female entrepreneurs on their journey.
An established real estate agent and insurance business owner, April has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She was inspired to start Afro Unicorn®️ following a conversation with a close friend who referred to her as a “unicorn” for her ability to balance her two business ventures, her children, and a bustling personal life, while still being motivated to do more.
This prompted her to use her new favorite emoji, the unicorn, which is only available in white and lacks representation. She started working with a graphic designer to create a unicorn of her likeness, and in turn, created multiple shades to represent a range of women of color - and Afro Unicorn®️ was born.
The brand has skyrocketed onto the scene with 25 categories, from apparel and accessories to toys, puzzles, books, bedding, bandages, backpacks, collectibles, and more to inspire and remind women and children of color how unique, divine, and magical we truly are. With the May 2022 Walmart launch, April Showers’ Afro Unicorn®️ brand is a true pioneer - the first female, Black-owned business to own a licensed character brand in major retail. The Afro Unicorn®️ brand can be found in Target, Kohl's, Amazon, JCPenney, HomeGoods, NovaKids, and more than 3800 Walmart stores nationwide in many categories.
April Showers is the Founder and CEO of Afro Unicorn®️, a brand designed to represent the uniqueness of women and children of color in a truly diverse and inclusive fashion. April is a lead-by-example creator who works to uplift, advocate, and inspire women and children of color to achieve greatness. She is focused on fusing her passions with her life’s purpose to help other female entrepreneurs on their journey.
An established real estate agent and insurance business owner, April has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She was inspired to start Afro Unicorn®️ following a conversation with a close friend who referred to her as a “unicorn” for her ability to balance her two business ventures, her children, and a bustling personal life, while still being motivated to do more.
This prompted her to use her new favorite emoji, the unicorn, which is only available in white and lacks representation. She started working with a graphic designer to create a unicorn of her likeness, and in turn, created multiple shades to represent a range of women of color - and Afro Unicorn®️ was born.
The brand has skyrocketed onto the scene with 25 categories, from apparel and accessories to toys, puzzles, books, bedding, bandages, backpacks, collectibles, and more to inspire and remind women and children of color how unique, divine, and magical we truly are. With the May 2022 Walmart launch, April Showers’ Afro Unicorn®️ brand is a true pioneer - the first female, Black-owned business to own a licensed character brand in major retail. The Afro Unicorn®️ brand can be found in Target, Kohl's, Amazon, JCPenney, HomeGoods, NovaKids, and more than 3800 Walmart stores nationwide in many categories.
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