Donny Hathaway
Musical Artist
Howard University
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Barbara Jordan
Politician
Texas Southern University
Lionel Ritchie
Musical Artist
Tuskegee University
Douglas Wilder
Politician
Howard University
Tom Joyner
Radio Personality
Tuskegee University
James Weldon Johnson
Author
Clark Atlanta University / Fisk University
Martin Luther King, Jr
Civil Rights Activist
Morehouse College
Gil Scott-Heron
Musical Artist
Lincoln University -Pennsylvania
W.E.B. DuBois
Educator
Fisk University
Mary McLeod Bethune
Educator
Bethune Cookman University
Walter Payton
Professional Sports Player
Jackson State University
Common
Musical Artist
Florida A&M University
Brian McKnight
Musical Artist
Oakwood University
Booker T. Washington
Educator
Hampton University
Langston Hughes
Author
Lincoln University -Missouri
Richard (Little Richard) Penniman
Musical Artist
Savannah State University
Rev Jesse Jackson Sr
Politician
North Carolina A&T State University
Leontyne Price
Musical Artist
Central State University
Ralph Ellison
Tuskegee University
Ronald E. McNair
Pioneer
North Carolina A&T State University
Nikki Giovanni
Author
Fisk University
Earl (The Pearl) Monroe
Professional Sports Player
Winston-salem State University
Deacon Jones
Professional Sports Player
South Carolina State University / Mississippi Valley State University
Kwame Nkrumah
Politician
Lincoln University -Pennsylvania
