Marvalene Hughes

Marvalene Hughes

female
ebony magazine, Florida State University, African American, Academic, tuskegee university, ebony…dillarduniversity, California State University, Stanislaus
Dr. Marvalene Hughes has been the president of Dillard University since 2005. From 1994 to 2005, she was the president of California State...
Michael Lomax

Michael Lomax

male, 62 years old
united way of america, University of Georgia, dillarduniversity, chief executive officer, united way, spelman college…Emory University
Dr. Michael Lomax (born October 2, 1947) is, since 2004, the president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund of the United...
Ruth J. Simmons

Ruth J. Simmons

female, 64 years old
President of Brown University, Academic, Literature educator, Brown Daily Herald, Harvard Centennial Medal recipient, Harvard University alumni…Princeton University faculty, dillarduniversity, Brown University president, American university and college president, Princeton University
Ruth J. Simmons (born 1945 in Grapeland, Texas), is the 18th president of Brown University and first black president of an Ivy League institution....
Harold Battiste

Harold Battiste

male, 78 years old
New Orleans jazz musician, Ya Ya, I Got You Babe, AFO Foundation, You Talk Too Much, Harold Raymond Battiste, Jr…dillarduniversity, university of new orleans
Harold Raymond Battiste, Jr., is an American music composer, arranger, performer and teacher. He attended New Orleans' Dillard University, earning...
Beah Richards

Beah Richards

female, deceased (2000)
In the Heat of the Night, Baptist, PTA, Designing Women, Tony Award, Emmy Awards…dillarduniversity
Beah Richards was an American actress with a long career on stage, screen and television. She was also a poet, playwright and author. Born Beulah...
Fannie C. Williams

Fannie C. Williams

female, deceased (1980)
African American, white house, Educator, franklin roosevelt, harry truman, American…dillarduniversity, New Orleans University
Fannie C. Williams,1882-1980 an educator, was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. In 1904, she graduated from Straight College, a school that later merged...
Marcus Bruce Christian

Marcus Bruce Christian

male, deceased (1976)
African American, poet, from Louisiana, negro, American, university of new orleans…dillarduniversity
Marcus Bruce Christian (March 8, 1900 - November 21, 1976), was a New Negro regional poet, writer and historian. The author of the collection, "I...
George Johnson

George Johnson

male, 60 years old
basketball player, Buffalo Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs…dillarduniversity
George Thomas Johnson (born December 18, 1948 in Tylertown, Mississippi, United States) is an American former professional basketball player. A...
Michelle Miller

Michelle Miller

female
National Urban League, African American, CBS News, WWL-TV, Up to the Minute, Black Entertainment Television personality…Howard University, dillarduniversity, university of new orleans
Michelle Miller is an award winning correspondent for CBS News and has served as a substitute anchor on "The CBS Evening News" Weekend Editions and...

Lester Granger

male, deceased (1976)
civil rights movement of the 1960s, from Virginia, U.S. Army, World War I, United States Army, Alpha Phi Alpha brother…dillarduniversity
Lester Blackwell Granger (September 16, 1896 - January 1976) was an African American civic leader who organized the Los Angeles, California,...