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 |
| Tom
Joyner |
Oprah
Winfrey |
Spike
Lee |
| Tom
Joyner Radio Show |
TV
Talk Host |
Film
Maker |
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| Yolanda
Adams |
Tennessee
State University |
Gospel
Singer |
| Debbie
Allen |
Howard
University |
Choreographer/Director |
| Erykah
Badu |
Grambling
State University |
R
& B Singer |
| Mary
McCloud-Bethune* |
Barbara
Scotia |
HBCU
Founder |
| Ed
Braddley* |
Cheyney
State |
60
Minutes Anchor |
| Harry
Carson |
South
Carolina State Univ. |
Former
NFL Player |
| Shawn
P-Diddy Combs |
Howard
University |
Hip-Hop
Music Executive |
| Common |
Florida
A & M University |
Hip-Hop
Artist |
| Michael
Clark-Duncan |
Alcorn
State University |
Actor |
| ETU
Evans |
South
Carolina State Univ. |
Shoe
& Accessory designer |
| Nikki
Giovanni |
Fisk
University |
Poet |
| James
Clyburn |
South
Carolina State Univ. |
US
Congress |
| Alex
Haley* |
Alcorn
State University |
Author |
|
Jesse Jackson
|
North Carolina A & T
|
Politician |
| Randy
Jackson |
Southern
University |
American
Idol Judge |
| Samuel
Jackson |
Morehouse
College |
Actor |
| Avery
Johnson |
Southern
University |
NBA
Player & Coach |
| James
Weldon Johnson* |
Clark
Atlanta |
Negro
National Anthem |
| Marcus
Johnson |
Howard
University |
Record
Company CEO |
| Tom
Joyner |
Tuskegee
University |
Radio
Show Host |
| Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.* |
Morehouse
College |
Civil
Rights Activist |
| Kwame
Kilpatrick |
Florida
A & M University |
Mayor
of Detroit |
| Spike
Lee |
Morehouse
College |
Film
Maker |
| Omarosa
Maginault |
Central
State University-Ohio |
Celebrity
Actor |
| Rick
Mahorn |
Hampton
University |
Former
NBA Player |
| Kedar
Massenburg |
Central
State University-Ohio |
Record
Company CEO |
| Ronald
McNair* |
North
Carolina A & T |
Astronaut |
| Steve
McNair* |
Alcorn
State University |
NFL
Football Player |
| Midnight
Star |
Kentucky
State University |
80's
R & B Group |
| Earl
Monroe |
Winston
Salem State Univ. |
Former
NBA Player |
| Toni
Morrison |
Howard
University |
Noble
Prize Author |
| Charles
Oakley |
Virginia
Union University |
NBA
Player |
| Pam
Oliver |
Florida
A & M University |
Sports
Anchor/Reporter |
| Roderick
Paige |
Jackson
State University |
U.S.
Secretary of Education |
| Rosa
Parks* |
Alabama
State University |
Civil
Rights Leader |
| Walter
Payton* |
Jackson
State University |
Former
NFL Player |
| Keisha
Pullman |
Spelman
College |
Actor |
| Phylicia
Rashad |
Howard
University |
Actor |
|
Jerry Rice
|
Mississippi Valley State Univ.
|
Former
NFL Player |
| Eddie
Robinson* |
Grambling
State University |
College
Football Coach |
| Steven
A. Smith |
Winston
Salem University |
ESPN
Anchor |
| Shannon
Sharpe |
Savannah
State University |
Former
NFL Player |
| Doug
Stewart |
South
Carolina State Univ. |
Radio
|
| Rubeun
Studdard |
Alabama
A & M University |
American
Idol Singer |
| Wanda
Sykes |
Hampton
University |
Comedian |
| Susan
Taylor |
Lincoln
University |
Essence
Magazine |
| Joe
Torrey |
Lincoln
University |
Comedian |
| Andrew
Young |
Morehouse
College |
Civil
Rights Activist |
| Ben
Wallace |
Virginia
Union |
NBA
Player |
| Booker
T. Washington |
Hampton
Institute |
Founder
of Tuskegee Institute |
| Keenan
Ivory Wayans |
Tuskegee
University |
Actor-Director |
| Doug
Williams |
Grambling
State University |
Former
NFL Player |
| Lynn
Whitfield |
Howard
University |
Actor |
| Nancy
Wilson |
Central
State University-Ohio |
Jazz
Singer |
|
Oprah Winfrey
|
Tennessee State University
|
Talk
Show Host |
| Andrew
Young |
Howard
University |
Former
U.N. Ambassador |
| *
Deceased |
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