Bro. William H. Cosby, Ed.D. - Comedian, author, actor, producer.
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.
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.
Bro. Rev. Jesse Jackson - Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, Rainbow Coalition. Candidate for
the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988.
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.
Bro. Ronald E. McNair - Astronaut, graduate of M.I.T., Ph.D. in Physics (civilian).
The Arts
- 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
- Bro. William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian,
author, actor, producer.
- Bro. Roland Hayes - Internationally known
tenor of the 1920s. Hayes sang in five different languages.
Athletics
- Bro. 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 Orlando Magic.
- 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. 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
Business
- Bro. 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.
Civil Rights
- Bro. 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
Education
- Bro. 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.
College Presidents
Known as of 1991 |
Name of President |
Institution |
Location |
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 |
Politics
- 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.
- Bro. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. - Secretary,
Department of the Army.
- Bro. Rev. Jesse Jackson - Candidate for
the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988.
Science
- 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.
- 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. Dr. Ronald E. McNair - Astronaut, graduate of M.I.T., Ph.D. in Physics (civilian).
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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