Mike Espy

Mike Espy

male, 56 years old
Clinton Administration cabinet member, Clinton administration controversy, Alphonso Michael Espy, Clinton administration controversies, African American in the United States Congress, HowardUniversityalumni
Alphonso Michael Espy, usually called Mike Espy, (born November 30, 1953) was a U.S. political figure. From 1987 to 1993, he served in the U.S....
Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans

male, 37 years old
Worst Actor Razzie, film actor, celebrity, rogue, Screenwriter, HowardUniversityalumni
Marlon Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a...
Richard Smallwood

Richard Smallwood

male, 61 years old
singer, gospel music, gospel singer, African-American, American, HowardUniversityalumni
Richard Smallwood is an American Gospel music artist born in Atlanta, Georgia who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC.
Shirley Franklin

Shirley Franklin

female, 64 years old
African American, American, Mayor, HowardUniversityalumni, Mayor of Atlanta, woman…University of Pennsylvania alumni
Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and, since January 7 2002, the mayor of...
Claude Brown

Claude Brown

male, deceased (2002)
Harlem, gang wars, heroin, writer, African American, HowardUniversityalumni…Howard University
Claude Brown (February 23, 1937 - February 2, 2002) is the author of "Manchild in the Promised Land," published to critical acclaim in 1965, which...
Edward Brooke

Edward Brooke

male, 90 years old
American military personnel of World War II, Democrat, lawyer, black american, Massachusetts Attorney General, Reconstruction…HowardUniversityalumni, Boston University alumni, Howard University, law degree from Boston University, Boston University
The first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts served two full terms, from 1967 to 1979. Born in...
Tracie Thoms

Tracie Thoms

female, 34 years old
Kat Miller, Tracie Nicole Thoms, Juilliard School alumni, Howard University, Law & Order, rent…HowardUniversityalumni, BFA from Howard University, BFA from Howard University in Fine Arts
Tracie Nicole Thoms (born August 19, 1975) is an American television, film, and stage actress.
Nnamdi Azikiwe

Nnamdi Azikiwe

male, deceased (1996)
Nigerian First Republic, nigerian, University of Pennsylvania alumni, ousted in a coup, Nigerian Christian, HowardUniversityalumni…Lincoln University, Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe, or, informally and popularly, as "Zik", was the founder of modern Nigerian...

Kelly Miller

male, deceased (1939)
W.E.B. Du Bois, du bois, HowardUniversityalumni, fraternity, newspaper, Alpha Phi Alpha…Johns Hopkins University alumni, Johns Hopkins University, Howard University
Kelly Miller (July 23, 1863 - December 29, 1939) was a mathematician, sociologist, essayist, and newspaper columnist, and an important figure in...
Cheddi Jagan

Cheddi Jagan

male, deceased (1997)
Northwestern University, Howard University, democracy activist, Hindu, Leader of political parties, cia…HowardUniversityalumni
Cheddi Jagan, also known as Cheddi Berret Jagan (March 22, 1918 - March 6, 1997), was the chief minister (1957-1964) and president (1992-1997) of...