Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

male, 87 years old
Duke Ellington Orchestra member Soul-jazz pianist Derek Trucks Bebop pianist Hard-bop pianist Mainstream jazz pianist … Virginia State College
Billy Taylor was born in Greenville, North Carolina on July 24, 1921. Dr. Taylor, one of jazz's most influential African-American pianists,... More

Joe Bonner

male, 60 years old
jazz pianist American hard bop Virginia State College modal jazz The Bonner Party
Joe Bonner (born 1948) is a jazz pianist who currently leads The Bonner Party, a jazz quartet. He studied at Virginia State College, but indicates... More

Reginald Lewis

male, deceased (1993)
American American business writer Harvard Law School alumni Non-fiction writer entrepreneur African American … Virginia State College
Reginald F. Lewis (December 7, 1942 - January 19, 1993), was an American businessman, who was one of the most successful business leaders during... More
Larry Brooks

Larry Brooks

male, 58 years old
American football defensive lineman Virginia State-Petersburg Virginia State College 1972 NFL Draft Los Angeles Rams American football
Lawrence Lee Brooks, Sr. (born June 10, 1950), is a former American Football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams eleven seasons from 1972 to... More
Celestine Reid

Celestine Reid

female
MD MA Johns Hopkins University central intelligence agency scientist christian education … Virginia State College graduated from Virginia State College
Celestine Reid Reverend Dr. Celestine Traynham Reid is an associate minister at the Belmont Street African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church... More
Marguerite Friend Christian

Marguerite Friend Christian

female
Chesterfield first baptist church principal midlothian supervisor Schools … Virginia State College Master's Degree from Virginia State College
Mrs. Marguerite Friend Christian graduated from Peabody High School in Petersburg in 1933. She obtained her B.S. degree in elementary education in... More
Millicent G. McCaskill

Millicent G. McCaskill

female
master state university of west georgia Capella University mathematics education public lincoln memorial university … Virginia State College
Millicent G. McCaskill is currently a Model Teacher Leader/Facilitator with the Atlanta Systemic Initiative of Atlanta Public schools where she... More
Kermit O. Cockrell

Kermit O. Cockrell

male
tuskegee institute Virginia State College Tuskegee School of Veterinary Medicine Woodard Research Corporation bachelor's degree from Virginia State College
Kermit O. Cockrell , DVM Dr. Cockrell was born in Ophelia, Virginia, but was raised in Philadelphia. He received his bachelor's degree from... More

Stephen Wayne

male
Fordham University Georgetown University MBA University of Delaware Penn State University University of Southern California … Virginia State College
For Bavi , receipt of the award was completely unexpected. When officials invited him to the luncheon, they hadn't told him that he would be among... More