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Bro. William H. Cosby, Ed.D. - Comedian, author, actor, producer. | |
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Bro. Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History. | |
| Bro. Charles R. Drew - Perfected the use of blood plasma; Professor of Surgery at Howard University. |
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| Bro. Guion S. Bluford, Jr. first African-American in Space. Boarded the Space Shuttle "Challenger" in 1983 and performed the first "spacelab mission" on the Orbiter Challenger. |
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Bro. Langston Hughes - The Black Poet Laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricist, and humorist. | |
| Bro. L. Douglas Wilder-State Governor - Bro. Douglas Wilder became the Governor of Virginia in 1990. He also received the Bronze Star for his military heroics in the Korean War. |
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Bro. Rev. Jesse Jackson - Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, Rainbow Coalition. Candidate for the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988. | |
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Bro. Michael Jordan - Outstanding basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. | |
| Bro. Dr. Percy Julian - Discovered the
use of foam to
extinguish fires and discovered a method of producing cortisone synthetically. |
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Bro. Ronald E. McNair Ph.D. Astronaut | |
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Colonel Charles Young |
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| Bro.
William "Count" Basie - Internationally known pianist,
composer, arranger, and band leader.
Bro. Langston Hughes - The Black Poet Laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricist, and humorist. Bro. Sterling Brown - Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music. Bro. Carl Rowan - Syndicated columnist. Bro. Joe Torry - Comedian, author, actor, producer. Bro. William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian, author, actor, producer. Bro. Roland Hayes - Internationally known tenor of the 1920s. Hayes sang in five different languages. |
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Michael Jordan - Outstanding basketball player with the
Chicago Bulls of the NBA.
Bro. De Hart Hubbart - A University of Michigan sprinter; was the first Black person to represent the United States in the Olympic Games (1924). Bro. Ed "Too Tall" Jones - Outstanding player with the Dallas Cowboys football team. Bro. Joe Black - An all-time great Brooklyn Dodger baseball pitcher. In 1952, he had the lowest earned-run average in the Major Leagues. Bro. Charlie Ward - Heisman Trohy winner and NY Knicks gaurd. Bro. Steve "Air" McNair - Outstanding player with the Houston Oilers. Bro. Hank Aaron - Home-run King who broke Babe Ruth's record. Bro. John Salley - Player with the Chicago Bulls. Bro. Shaquille O'Neal - Star center with the Los Angles Lakers. Bro. Jerry Ball - Player with the Oakland Raiders. Bro. Cedric Maxwell - Outstanding professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics and other teams. Bro. Leroy Walker - A U.S. Olympic coach (sprinters) for many years. Bro. John Salley - Outstanding basketball player with the Detroit Pistons. Bro. Keith Jackson - Outstanding football player with the Miami Dolphins. A Pi Delta brother! Bro. Mark Duper - Another fantastic Miami Dolphins player. Bro. William Floyd - Big man on the San Francisco 49ers football team. Bro. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe |
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Earl Graves - Publisher
of Black Enterprise magazine.
Bro. Gillard S. Glover - President, Afro-American Life Insurance Company. Bro. Thurman McKenzie - Co-owner of M and M Products (Sta Soft Fro). Bro. Otis M. Smith - General Counsel, General Motors Corporation. Bro. Nathaniel Bronner - Co-owner of Bronner Brothers Beauty Supplies. Bro. Jesse Hill - President of Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Bro. William Kennedy III - President of North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company. |
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Rev. Jesse Jackson -
Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, Rainbow Coalition.
Bro. Grant Reynolds - Played a major role in President Truman's 1948 decision to desegregate the United States Armed Forces. Bro. James Nabrit - Former Dean of Howard University Law School and former president of Howard University. A leader in the training of the early Civil Rights lawyers. Bro. Wiley Branton - Attorney of the "Little Rock Nine" and former Dean of Howard University School of Law. Bro. Roy Wilkins - Long-time Executive Director of the NAACP. Bro. Benjamin Hooks - Succeeded Bro. Roy Wilkins as Executive Director of the NAACP, the most effective of all civil rights organizations. Bro. Vernon Jordan - Former Executive Director of the National Urban League. Bro. Khalid Muhammad |
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson
- The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History.
Bro. Benjamin E. Mays - President Emeritus of Morehouse College, writer and lecturer. Bro. Herman Dreer - Teacher, minister, writer, and author of The History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 1911-1961. |
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| Name of President | Institution | Location |
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| Bro. Dr.
William Harris |
Alabama State University | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Bro. Dr. Billy Black | Albany State College | Albany, Georgia |
| Bro. Dr.
Lawrence A. Davis |
University of Arkansas | Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Bro. Dr.
Nathaniel Pollard, Jr. |
Bowie State University | Bowie, Maryland |
| Bro. Dr.
Ivory V. Nelson |
Central Washington University | Ellensburg, Washington |
| Bro. Dr.
Henry N. Tisdale |
Claflin College | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Bro. Dr.
Samuel D. Cook |
Dillard University | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Bro. Dr.
Oscar Prater |
Fort Valley State College | Fort Valley, Georgia |
| Bro. Dr.
William Harvey |
Hampton University | Hampton, Virginia |
| Bro. Dr.
H. Patrick Swygert |
Howard University | Washington, D.C. |
| Bro. Dr. ;
James E. Lyons |
Jackson State University | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Bro. Dr.
Roy D. Hudson |
Livingstone College | Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Bro. Dr.
David Satcher |
Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Bro. Dr.
Albert Sloan |
Miles College | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Bro. Dr.
William W. Sutton |
Mississippi Valley State University | |
| Bro. Dr.
Walter E. Massey |
Morehouse College | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Bro. Dr.
Luns Richardson |
Morris College | Sumter, South Carolina |
| Bro. Dr.
Samuel D. Jolley, Jr. |
Morris Brown College | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Bro. Dr.
David Beckley |
Rust College | |
| Bro. Dr.
William E. Gardner |
Savannah State College | Savannah, Georgia |
| Bro. Dr.
James A. Hefner |
Tennessee State University | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Bro. Dr.
Haywood Strickland |
Texas College | |
| Bro. Dr.
Jesse L. Burns |
Edward Waters College | |
| Bro. Dr.
Eddie N. Moore, Jr. |
Virginia State University | Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Bro.
Lawrence Douglas Wilder
- Became Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1990. He also received
the Bronze Star for his military heroics in the Korean War.
Bro. William Hastie - First Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Bro. George L.P. Weaver - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor. Bro. Vernon Jordan Bro. Robert C. Weaver - First African American to serve on the Presidential Cabinet when he became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1966 under President Franklin Roosevelt. Bro. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. - Secretary, Department of the Army. Bro. Rev. Jesse Jackson - Candidate for the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988. |
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| Bro.
Dr. Ernest Everett Just
- Internationally known biologist and professor at Howard University.
Bro. Dr. Charles Drew - Perfected the use of blood plasma; Professor of Surgery at Howard University. Physics (civilian) Bro. Percy Julian - Discovered the use of foam to extinguish fires and discovered a method of producing cortisone synthetically. Bro. Dr. Fred Drew Gregory - Astronaut, graduate of the United States Air Force Academy (pilot). Bro. Charles Bolden - Astronaut, graduate of the United States Naval Academy (pilot). Bro. Lt. Colonel Guion Bluford - First African-American in Space. He boarded the Space Shuttle "Challenger" in 1983 and performed the first "spacelab mission" on the Orbiter Challenger. |
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