Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

male, deceased (1993)
African American, rule of law, United States Supreme Court justice, jurist, supreme court of the united states, Spingarn Medal winner…HowardUniversityalumni, Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
Thurgood Marshall was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to becoming a...
Sean Combs

Sean Combs

male, 40 years old
diddy, puff daddy, East Coast Rapper, from New York City, New York City musician, mogul…HowardUniversityalumni
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is an American record producer, mogul, CEO, clothing designer, and a rapper. As of October 2006, his...
Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

female, 78 years old (Princeton, New Jersey, United States)
nobel prize in literature, Nobel Prize, From Houston, English, From Lorain, Ohio, Princeton University…HowardUniversityalumni, Cornell University alumni, Princeton University faculty, texas southern university
Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18 1931), is a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her novels are...
Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

female, 59 years old
Howard University, actress, From Houston, HowardUniversityalumni, Television producer, fame
Debbie Allen (born Deborrah Kaye Allen on January 16, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor, choreographer, film director, television...
Linda Lou McCall

Linda Lou McCall

female
Songwriter, The Entertainment Qartel, Inc., music industry consultant, HowardUniversityalumni, The Delfonics, Louis A. McCall
Linda Lou McCall is a songwriter and music industry consultant specializing in entertainment marketing, street promotion, and creative development....
Stokely Carmichael

Stokely Carmichael

male, deceased (1998)
Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael, Afro-Trinidadian, black nationalism, American Civil Rights Movement, COINTELPRO target, black nationalist…HowardUniversityalumni, Bronx High School of Science alumni, Howard University
Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael (June 29, 1941 - November 15, 1998), also known as Kwame Ture, was a Trinidadian-American black activist...
Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

male, deceased (2005)
stage actor, From Waycross, Georgia, television actor, film director, film actor, director…Columbia University alumni, HowardUniversityalumni
Ossie Davis (December 18 1917 - February 4 2005) was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist.
Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack

female, 70 years old
Where is the Love, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Dance musician, killing me softly with his song, from Asheville, North Carolina, Grammy Award for Record of the Year…HowardUniversityalumni
Roberta Flack (born February 10 1939 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American singer, notable in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk. Flack is...
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle

female, deceased (1950)
From st. louis, missouri, Howard University, Christian Endeavor, Greek-letter, liberal arts, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority…HowardUniversityalumni
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (born Ethel Hedgeman, February 10, 1885 - November 28, 1950) was an African-American founder of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority...
Shaka Hislop

Shaka Hislop

male, 40 years old
Premier League player, England under-21, HowardUniversityalumni, FC Dallas, soccer goalkeeper, Trinidad and Tobago footballer…Howard University
Neil Shaka Hislop (born 22 February 1969) is a professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Dallas and the Trinidad and Tobago...