- Michael Jackson
Michael Dwayne Jackson (born April 12, 1969 in Tangipahoa, Louisiana) is a former American professional football player who was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 195 lbs. wide receiver from the University of Southern Mississippi, Jackson played in eight NFL seasons from 1991-1998 for the Browns and Baltimore Ravens. Injuries cut his career short and forced him to retire at the age of 29. In 1993, … - Al Green
Alexander N. "Al" Green, commonly known as Al Green, was born on September 1, 1947, and is the U.S. Representative from the Ninth Congressional District in Texas (map). Green won the Democratic primary for District 9 in Houston on March 9, 2004, a district that is largely Democratic with 37% of its population African American and 31% Hispanic - two ethnic groups that traditionally support the Democrats - and later was victorious over Republican Arlette Molina. - Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (born Ethel Hedgeman, February 10, 1885 - November 28, 1950) was an African-American founder of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA). - John Hope
John Hope (June 2, 1868 - February 20, 1936), born in Augusta, Georgia, was an African-American educator and political activist. He was the son of a white father, who was a farmer, and a black mother. Hope graduated from Worcester Academy in 1890, then taught at Brown University. After he graduated from Brown in 1894 he taught at Roger Williams University. In 1897 he married Lugenia Burns Hope, who would become a well-known social reformer. - Maynard Jackson
Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He served three terms, two consecutive terms from 1974 until 1982 and a third term from 1990 to 1994. His grandfather was civil rights leader John Wesley Dobbs. Jackson graduated from Morehouse College in 1956 when he was only eighteen. After attending Boston University law school for a short time, he held several jobs, … - Joseph C. Phillips
Joseph Connor Phillips (born January 17, 1962 in Denver, Colorado) is an African American actor. He is the son of Dr. Clarence Phillips, a distinguished Denver pediatrician. Phillips played Martin Kendall on the NBC sitcom, "The Cosby Show" from 1989 to 1991. A little side fact from the Cosby Show is that Mr. Phillips played a character named Daryl on the second season of the show. Daryl was the man that Dr. Huxtable wanted his daughter, Sondra, … - Charles H. Wesley
Charles Harris Wesley (December 2, 1891 - August 16,1987) was a noted African American historian, educator, writer and author. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he graduated from Fisk University in 1911 and received a Master's degree from Yale University in 1913. In 1925, Wesley became the third African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Wesley was Dean of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School at Howard University until 1942, … - David Scott
David Scott (born June 27 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 13th District of Georgia. - Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame M. Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Elected at age 31, he is the youngest mayor in the history of Detroit, as well as the second youngest current mayor of any major U.S. city. Kilpatrick briefly addressed the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Prior to defeating City Council President Gil Hill (former Detroit police detective who also appeared in the Beverly Hills Cop films) in the 2001 mayoral election, … - Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen (May 30, 1903-January 9, 1946) was an African-American Romantic poet and an active participant in the Harlem Renaissance. - Fritz Pollard
Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was the first African American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920. Pollard graduated from Lane Tech high school in Chicago where he ran track. Pollard played college football at Brown University and later played professional football with the Akron Pros, the team he would lead to the NFL (APFA) championship in 1920. - Harry E. Johnson
Harry E. Johnson (b. in St. Louis, Missouri, United States), is a practicing attorney in Houston, Texas, and serves as an adjunct professor of law at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He received his undergraduate from Xavier University of Louisiana and his J.D. from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Johnson was the 31st General President of Alpha Phi Alpha, … - Kelly Miller
Kelly Miller (July 23, 1863 - December 29, 1939) was a mathematician, sociologist, essayist, and newspaper columnist, and an important figure in the intellectual life of black America for close to half a century. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina in 1863, he worked his way through Howard University, then did postgraduate work at Johns Hopkins University, the first black ever admitted to that university. Appointed professor of mathematics at Howard in 1890, … - Rayford Logan
Rayford Wittingham Logan (January 7, 1897 - November 4, 1982) was an African American historian and Pan-African activist. He was best known for his study of post-Reconstruction America, a period he termed "the nadir of American race relations". In the late 1940s he was the chief advisor to the NAACP on international affairs. In 1932, Logan was appointed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Black Cabinet. - Wes Unseld
As a player, Wes Unseld seemed to have been chiseled from a block of granite, with a stoic demeanor and an iron resolve to win. A 6-7 bull of a center, he forged his reputation on relentless rebounding, bone-jarring picks, and laser-beam outlet passes. He did all the unspectacular things that led to glamorous victories. - Mike Powell
Michael ("Mike") Anthony Powell is an American Track and Field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record. Mike Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (Tokyo), he broke Bob Beamon's 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 inches), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4½ in). The world record still stands. - Chuck Stone
Chuck Stone (born July 21, 1924) is a former Tuskegee Airman, an American newspaper editor, columnist, and professor of journalism. In the 1940s, he was the first African-American undergraduate in several decades at Wesleyan University, graduating in the class of 1948. He was the first president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ, 1975-1977). According to his brief biography on the NABJ site, "Because of his reputation for integrity, … - Frederick D. Patterson
Frederick Douglass Patterson, born in Washington D.C. and orphaned at the age of two. Patterson would later become president of what is now Tuskegee University (1935-1953) and founder of the United Negro College Fund (1944, "UNCF"). In 1987, President Ronald Reagan awarded Dr. Patterson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 1933, Patterson received his PH.D from Cornell University. - Christopher Darden
Christopher Allen Darden (born April 7, 1956) is an American lawyer and fifteen-year veteran of the LA County District Attorney's office. He was, along with Marcia Clark, a prosecuting attorney in the murder trial of O.J. Simpson. He received criticism during the trial from legal observers. His worst blunder may have been his request that Simpson try on the "bloody gloves," which seemed not to fit. Darden received a B.A. from San Jose State University, … - Noble Sissle
Noble Sissle (born July 10, 1889 in Indianapolis, Indiana, died December 17, 1975 in Tampa, Florida) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright. He is noted for his collaboration with songwriter, Eubie Blake. The pair first performed in vaudeville and later produced the musical, "Shuffle Along". Shortly after World War I, Sissle joined forces with performer Eubie Blake to form a vaudeville music duo, the "Dixie Duo." After vaudeville, … - Joe Brown
Judge Joe Brown was born July 5, 1947 in Washington, DC and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He earned a bachelors in political science and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at UCLA, before moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 1974. Joe Brown became the first African American prosecutor in the City of Memphis. He would later open his own law practice before becoming a Judge on the State Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee. - Samuel Pierce
Samuel Riley "Silent Sam" Pierce, Jr. (September 8, 1922 in Glen Cove, New York - November 19, 2000) was Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Pierce was an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Pierce was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans and Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity. - Bobby Bell
Robert Lee Bell, Jr (born June 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina, USA, is a former collegiate and professional American football linebacker/defensive end. He excelled in several sports at a then-segregated Cleveland High School. At the University of Minnesota, he was named an All-American and the winner of the 1962 Outland Trophy and the nation's outstanding interior lineman. - Danny K. Davis
Daniel K. (Danny) Davis (born September 6 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing (map). He was born in Parkdale, Arkansas, was educated at Arkansas AM&N College (B.A. 1961), Chicago State University (M.S. 1968) and the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio (Ph.D. 1977). He was a clerk, a teacher, executive director of the Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, … - Quinn Buckner
William Quinn Buckner, commonly known as Quinn Buckner (born August 20 1954 in Phoenix, Illinois) is a former American professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiately at Indiana University, and was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA Draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three different teams (the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers). Throughout his career he was a solid defensive player, … - Jesse E. Moorland
Jesse Edward Moorland (September 10, 1863 - 1939) was a black minister, community executive, and civic leader. Born in Coldwater, Ohio, he was the only child of a farming family. Moorland attended Northwestern Normal University in Ada, Ohio. In 1891, he received his masters degree from the Theological department of Howard University and was ordained a Congressional minister and appointed secretary of the Washington D. C. branch of the YMCA the same year. - Horace Dawson
Horace Greeley Dawson, Jr. (b. January 30, 1926) was an American diplomat. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia. He was a diplomat, and served as the United States Ambassador to Botswana. After graduation from high school, Dawson attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania for two years before being drafted into the U.S. Army, serving a two-year tour of duty in Europe and the Philippines. Dawson then returned to Lincoln University to finish his studies, … - Julian C. Dixon
Julian Carey Dixon was a politician from the state of California. Dixon was born in Washington D.C. and he served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1960. Dixon graduated from California State University, Los Angeles. He was elected to the California State Assembly as a Democrat in 1972, he served in that body for three terms. Dixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1978. - Roland S. Martin
Roland S. Martin is an African-American author, syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, and radio talk show host. He is also author of the book, "Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America" (2002, ISBN 0-9719107-0-7). He is the former executive editor of the "Chicago Defender". Martin hosts a morning radio talk show on WVON-AM in Chicago. - Dave Albritton
David Donald Albritton (b. April 13, 1913 in Danville, Alabama - d. May 14, 1994) had a long career that spanned three decades and numerous titles and was one of the first high jumpers to use the straddle technique. Albritton had a number of similarities with all-time great Jesse Owens. Both were born in Danville, Alabama; both attended East Technical High School in Cleveland, Ohio; both attended Ohio State University; both were members of Alpha Phi Alpha, … - Carnell Lake
Carnell Augustino Lake (born July 15, 1967 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a former professional American football defensive back. Lake played 12 seasons in the NFL from 1989 to 2001 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens. He was a 5-time Pro Bowl selection. Throughout his career, he intercepted 16 passes, recovered 17 fumbles, and scored 5 defensive touchdowns. Lake is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, … - James A. Joseph
James A. Joseph was an American diplomat. Joseph is Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies at Duke University and founder of the United States – Southern Africa Center for Leadership and Public Values at Duke and the University of Cape Town. He has served four U.S. Presidents. In 1995, he was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate as the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa. - Eric Wright
Eric Cortez Wright (born April 18, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1981 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 183 lbs. cornerback from the University of Missouri, Wrights played in 10 NFL seasons and spent his entire career with the 49ers from 1981-1990. - Albert Cassell
Albert Irvin Cassell (1895-1969) was a prominent mid-twentieth-century African American architect in Washington, D.C., whose work shaped many academic communities in the United States. He designed buildings for Howard University in Washington D.C., Morgan State University in Baltimore, and Virginia Union University in Richmond. Cassell also designed and built civic structures for the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, … - Archibald Carey Jr
Archibald J. Carey, Jr was an African-American lawyer, judge, politician, diplomat and clergyman from the south side of Chicago. He was an alderman for many years under the patronage of powerful African-American politician William L. Dawson. For many years Judge Carey was a major figure in Chicago's political and religious life. He won numerous awards for his oratorical skills and contribution to civic improvement. - Chris Mills
Christopher Lemonte Mills (born on January 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional basketball player. Mills graduated from University of Arizona, having transferred there from the University of Kentucky after the 1988-1989 season, after being the center of a major scandal involving receiving improper payments from coach Eddie Sutton. He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the 22nd overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. - Charles Wesley Turnbull
Charles Wesley Turnbull (born February 5, 1935), was the 26<sup>th</sup> Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was born on St. Thomas. Prior to being elected in 1998, he was a professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the territorial Department of Education, principal and assistant principal of Charlotte Amalie High School, and as a teacher in elementary and secondary schools. - Hamilton E. Holmes
Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes was a physician (orthopedist) who helped desegregate the University of Georgia as one of the first two African-American students (along with Charlayne Hunter-Gault) in 1961, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He was also the first African-American student to attend the Emory University School of Medicine, receiving his M.D. in 1967, later becoming a professor of orthopedics and associate dean. - Charles V. Willie
Charles Vert Willie is the Charles William Eliot Professor of Education, Emeritus at Harvard University. He is a sociologist whose areas of research include desegregation, higher education, public health, race relations, urban community problems, and family life. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. - Stan Verrett
Stan Verrett is an anchor on the ESPN and ESPNEWS networks in the United States. Most of Verrett's appearances are on "SportsCenter" at 11 p.m or 1 a.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. He has also hosted studio segments on ESPN's college basketball telecasts. Verrett was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. His boyhood home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
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