71 Notable alumni of
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Updated:
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is 810th in the world, 298th in North America, and 277th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 71 notable alumni from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
-
Tyrese Gibson
- Occupations
- film producersingeractortelevision actorrapper
- Biography
-
Tyrese Darnell Gibson is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single "Nobody Else" in August of that year. It peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded his self-titled debut album (1998), which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned his second top 40 single, "Sweet Lady".
-
Common
- Occupations
- writerrapperactorpoetfilm producer
- Biography
-
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. At the age of 20, he signed with the independent label Relativity Records to release his debut studio album Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992) along with its follow-ups, Resurrection (1994) and One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997). He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s, and achieved mainstream success through his work with the Black music collective, Soulquarians.
-
Karamo Brown
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Studied in 1999-2002
- Occupations
- activisttelevision personalitywriterpodcasterentertainer
- Biography
-
Karamo Karega Brown is an American television host, reality television personality, author, actor, and activist. Brown began his career in 2004 on the MTV reality show The Real World: Philadelphia. He currently stars as the culture expert in the Netflix series Queer Eye.
-
Anika Noni Rose
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorstage actortelevision actorvoice actor
- Biography
-
Anika Noni Rose is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
-
Keisha Lance Bottoms
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
-
Keisha Lance Bottoms is an American attorney and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022. She was elected mayor in 2017. Before becoming mayor, she was a member of the Atlanta City Council, representing part of Southwest Atlanta. Bottoms did not run for a second term as mayor. President Joe Biden nominated Bottoms as vice chair of civic engagement and voter protection at the DNC for the 2021–2025 term. In June 2022, Bottoms joined the Biden administration as senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement where she served until February 2023. Bottoms formerly served as a member of the President's Export Council.
-
Andrew Gillum
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianactivistcommunity organizerBlack people
- Biography
-
Andrew Demetric Gillum is an American former politician who served as the 126th mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 until 2014, first elected at the age of 23.
-
K. Michelle
- Occupations
- singertelevision actorsongwriter
- Biography
-
Kimberly Michelle Pate is an American R&B singer and television personality. She was a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta during its first two seasons, later returning to the show during its fifth season. She subsequently signed with Atlantic Records. Her debut studio album, Rebellious Soul, debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, and number one on the US Top R&B Albums charts. Her second studio album Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? was released in 2014, debuting at number six on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B Albums chart selling 87,000 copies in its first week. It spawned three singles, the Platinum selling "Love 'Em All", Gold selling "Maybe I Should Call" and Gold selling "Hard to Do".
-
Meshach Taylor
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Meshach Taylor was an American actor, widely known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–93), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He was also known for his portrayal of Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser in the 1987 film Mannequin and its 1991 sequel. He played Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993–97), appeared as Tony on the NBC sitcom Buffalo Bill opposite Dabney Coleman, and appeared as the recurring character Alastair Wright, the social studies teacher (and later school principal) on the Nickelodeon sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
-
Byron Donalds
- Occupations
- finance professionalpolitician
- Biography
-
Byron Lowell Donalds is an American politician and financial analyst who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021, as a member of the Republican Party. His district includes much of Southwest Florida.
-
Ibram X. Kendi
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- In 2004 graduated with Bachelor of Science in publishing
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterhistorianeditor
- Biography
-
Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in the U.S. He is author of books including Stamped from the Beginning, How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby. Kendi was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
-
Althea Gibson
- Occupations
- tennis coachtennis playerautobiographergolfer
- Biography
-
Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event (the French Open). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals (precursor of the US Open), then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. In all, she won 11 Grand Slam titles: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. "She is one of the greatest players who ever lived," said Bob Ryland, a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams."Martina couldn't touch her. I think she'd beat the Williams sisters." Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971 and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. In the early 1960s, she also became the first Black player to compete in the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
-
Cannonball Adderley
- Occupations
- bandleaderrecord producerconductorsaxophonistcomposer
- Biography
-
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
-
Meadowlark Lemon
- Occupations
- basketball playeractor
- Biography
-
Meadowlark Lemon, was an American basketball player, actor, and Christian minister. For 22 years, he was known as the "Clown Prince" of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. He was a 2003 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ordained in 1986, in 1994 he started Meadowlark Lemon Ministries in Scottsdale, Arizona.
-
Roy Wood Jr
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- In 2001 graduated with Bachelor of Science in journalism
- Occupations
- actortelevision producerscreenwritercomediandisc jockey
- Biography
-
Roy Norris Wood Jr. is an American stand-up comedian and actor who first became well known for his correspondent appearances on The Daily Show. Wood has been hosting the American adaptation of the news and entertainment panel show Have I Got News for You on CNN since September 2024.
-
Al Green
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Studied in 1966-1971
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
-
Alexander N. Green is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Texas's 9th congressional district. Currently in his 11th term, he has served in Congress since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Green served as the justice of the peace of Harris County, Texas from 1977 to 2004. The 9th district includes most of southwestern Houston and part of Fort Bend County, including most of Missouri City. It also includes western portions of Pearland.
-
Andre Dawson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
-
Andre Nolan Dawson, nicknamed "the Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for four different teams as a center and right fielder, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs.
-
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
- Occupations
- film actorfilm directortelevision actorstage actordancer
- Biography
-
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh is an American actress and singer. In addition to her status as an original cast member of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (1990–1994), Keymáh is also known for her roles as Erica Lucas on the CBS sitcom Cosby (1996–2000), Tanya Baxter on the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven (2003–2005), and as the star and host on the Keymáh Network sketch variety show The Cool Crystal Show (2020–present).
-
Pam Oliver
- Occupations
- announcersports commentatorjournalistathletics competitor
- Biography
-
Pam Oliver is an American sportscaster known for her work on the sidelines for various National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) games.
-
Alcee Hastings
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- In 1963 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
-
Alcee Lamar Hastings was an American politician and former judge from the state of Florida.
-
Will Packer
- Occupations
- film producer
- Biography
-
Will Packer is an American film producer who founded Will Packer Productions, and Will Packer Media. Packer has produced or executive produced a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office, including 10 films that have opened at number one. He has produced more than 30 features including big-screen hit comedies such as Think Like a Man (2012), Ride Along (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), The Wedding Ringer (2015), Girls Trip (2017), Night School (2018), What Men Want (2019) and Little (2019).
-
John W. Thompson
- Occupations
- businesspersonmanagerchief executive officer
- Biography
-
John Wendell Thompson is an American technology executive who was the chair of Microsoft from 2014 until June 2021, and chair of Illumina from 2021 until 2023. He is a former chief executive of Virtual Instruments, a vice-president at IBM and the former chief executive of Symantec. Thompson later became an independent director on the board of Microsoft, and in February 2014, was named chairman. He led the search for Microsoft's next CEO; as a result, Satya Nadella was selected.
-
Dee Rees
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
-
Diandrea Rees is an American screenwriter and director. She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), Mudbound (2017), and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020). Rees has also written and directed episodes for television series including Empire, When We Rise, and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
-
Rico Love
- Occupations
- rappersinger-songwriterrecord producer
- Biography
-
Richard Preston Butler Jr., better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but split his childhood between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Harlem, New York City. He attended Florida A&M and, while visiting Atlanta, worked his way into the music industry through connections with singer Usher, who became one of Butler's frequent collaborators.
-
Angela Robinson
- Occupations
- stage actorsingeractor
- Biography
-
Angela Robinson is an American actress and singer. Best known for playing the role of Veronica Harrington in the OWN primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots, winning the Gracie Award for Outstanding Female Actress. During her career she acted on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, working under the direction of Sheldon Epps, Tina Landau, Kathleen Marshall, Gary Griffin.
-
Nat Adderley
- Occupations
- jazz trumpetercomposerrecording artistjazz musician
- Biography
-
Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years.
-
Marquis Grissom
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
-
Marquis Deon Grissom is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants between 1989 and 2005.
-
David Scott
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- In 1967 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
-
David Albert Scott is an American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 13th congressional district since 2003. Scott's district includes the southern fourth of Atlanta, as well as several of its suburbs to the south and west. Before his election to Congress in 2002, Scott served as a Democratic member of both chambers of the Georgia Legislature and operated a small business. In 2023, he succeeded Glenn Thompson as ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee.
-
Isaac C. Singleton Jr
- Occupations
- voice actorstunt performertelevision actoractor
- Biography
-
Isaac Charles Singleton Jr. is an American actor. He is known for voicing the Marvel Comics character Thanos in various animated films, television shows and video games, and Sagat in Capcom's Street Fighter series since Street Fighter IV.
-
Melvin Carter III
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in business administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Melvin Whitfield Carter III is an American politician who is the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Elected to his first term in 2017 and reelected in 2021, Carter is the 55th mayor of St. Paul and its first African American mayor. His current term of office ends on January 1, 2026. Carter has supported raising the city's minimum wage to $15 per hour. He is one of 11 U.S. mayors who co-founded Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity, a coalition of municipal leaders dedicated to starting pilot reparations programs in their cities.
-
Alfred Lawson, Jr
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- In 1970 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
-
Alfred James Lawson Jr. is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district, which was eliminated following redistricting during the 2022 Florida legislative session, stretched across most of the border with Georgia, including most of the majority-black areas between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. Lawson challenged fellow Congressman Neal Dunn in the newly redrawn 2nd congressional district, which pitted them against each other in Lawson's home city. Lawson won the Democratic primary unopposed, and lost to Dunn in the general election.
-
Hal McRae
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
-
Harold Abraham McRae is an American former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1968, 1970–72) and Kansas City Royals (1973–87). Utilized as a designated hitter for most of his career, McRae batted and threw right-handed. He is the father of former major league outfielder Brian McRae.
-
Kendrick Meek
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- In 1989 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Kendrick Brett Meek is an American politician and current fossil fuel industry spokesperson, who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 17th congressional district from 2003 to 2011. After serving in both houses of the Florida Legislature, Meek was elected to Congress in the 2002 election to succeed his mother Carrie Meek.
-
Jerome James
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
Jerome Keith James is an American former professional basketball player. Originally from Tampa, Florida, James played college basketball at Florida A&M for three seasons and was the national leader in blocks per game in the 1997–98 season, his junior year. James declared for the 1998 NBA draft after his junior year, and the Sacramento Kings selected James in the second round of the draft. Over the course of his career, he has played for the Kings, Seattle SuperSonics and New York Knicks. He has also played for KK Budućnost Podgorica and the Harlem Globetrotters.
-
Wycliffe Gordon
- Occupations
- jazz musician
- Biography
-
Wycliffe A. Gordon is an American jazz trombonist, arranger, composer, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. Gordon also sings and plays didgeridoo, trumpet, soprano trombone, tuba, and piano. His nickname is "Pinecone".
-
Janelle Bynum
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Janelle Sojourner Bynum is an American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Oregon's 5th district since 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives.
-
Carrie P. Meek
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- In 1946 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacheracademic administrator
- Biography
-
Carrie Mae Meek was the United States representative for Florida's 17th congressional district, from 1993 to 2003. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent, she was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress, where she advocated for the poor and for members of minority groups. An educator, legislator, stateswoman and a member of the Democratic Party, she served from 1979 to 1982 in the Florida House of Representatives, from 1982 to 1992 in the Florida Senate, and from 1993 to 2003, as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives. She was the founder of the Carrie Meek Foundation.
-
Shevrin D. Jones
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Shevrin D. Jones is an American politician who was elected to the Florida State Senate in 2020 to represent the 35th District. He previously was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 101st District, which included southeastern Broward County since 2012.
-
Bernard Kinsey
- Occupations
- art collectorphilanthropistbusinesspersonentrepreneur
- Biography
-
Bernard Kinsey is a Los Angeles philanthropist and entrepreneur with a passion for African-American history and art of the 19th and 20h centuries. He and his wife, Shirley Kinsey, have been called "one of the most admired and respected couples in Los Angeles." They are known for espousing two life principles, “To whom much is given much is required" and live “A life of no regrets”. The couple have one son, Khalil, who is the general manager and curator of The Kinsey African American Art and History Collection and foundation.
-
Rodney Smith
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
-
Rodney Smith is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
-
Frederick S. Humphries
- Enrolled in Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Studied in 1957
- Occupations
- chancellorchemist
- Biography
-
Frederick Stephen Humphries Sr. was an American academic administrator and chemistry professor who served as President of Tennessee State University (1974 to 1985), and President of Florida A&M University (1985 to 2001). He was also President and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education from 2001 to 2003. Florida A&M University conferred the President Emeritus title upon him on December 11, 2009. He was Regent Professor at the Florida A&M University College of Law from 2003 until his retirement in 2014.
-
Patricia Stephens Due
- Occupations
- activist
- Biography
-
Patricia Stephens Due was one of the leading African-American civil rights activists in the United States, especially in her home state of Florida. Along with her sister Priscilla and others trained in nonviolent protest by CORE, Due spent 49 days in one of the nation's first jail-ins, refusing to pay a fine for sitting in a Woolworth's "White only" lunch counter in Tallahassee, Florida in 1960. Her eyes were damaged by tear gas used by police on students marching to protest such arrests, and she wore dark glasses for the rest of her life. She served in many leadership roles in CORE and the NAACP, fighting against segregated stores, buses, theaters, schools, restaurants, and hotels, protesting unjust laws, and leading one of the most dangerous voter registration efforts in the country in northern Florida in the 1960s.
-
Joseph W. Hatchett
- Occupations
- judgemilitary officerlawyer
- Biography
-
Joseph Woodrow Hatchett was an American lawyer and judge. He worked in private practice, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit, and served on the Florida Supreme Court.
-
Jovanka Beckles
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Jovanka Beckles is an American politician serving as a member of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Board for Ward 1. She previously served as a member of the Richmond City Council.
-
LaSalle D. Leffall Jr
- Occupations
- surgeononcologist
- Biography
-
LaSalle Doheny Leffall Jr. was an American surgeon, oncologist, and medical educator. Recognized as very committed to those he served and his profession, he served as the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine and in leadership positions for several healthcare organizations. He served as president of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons.
-
Camille Wardrop Alleyne
- Occupations
- aerospace engineermilitary flight engineer
- Biography
-
Camille Wardrop Alleyne is an American aerospace engineer, space scientist, and science ambassador. She is the Founder, CEO and President of Arusha Space, LLC., a geospatial analytics and global space consulting company that uses space-enabled technologies for solving Earth's challenges. Prior to starting her company, Alleyne spent 29 years working for the US Government advancing space and aerospace technologies at NASA and Department of Defense.
-
Bobby Powell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Bobby Powell is a Democratic politician who is a member of the Palm Beach County Commission. He previously served as a member of the Florida Senate representing West Palm Beach and surrounding areas in northeastern Palm Beach County, from 2016 to 2024. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the parts of the West Palm Beach area from 2012 to 2016.
-
Gwen Cherry
- Occupations
- politicianteacherlawyer
- Biography
-
Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry was an American politician in the state of Florida. She was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 106th district. The first African-American woman to win election to the Florida Legislature, she served from 1970 until 1979.
-
Dwight M. Bullard
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Dwight Bullard is a Democratic politician and teacher from Florida. He served one term in the Florida State Senate, representing parts of South Florida from 2012 to 2016, and before that served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing a district in southern Miami-Dade County from 2008 until his election to the Senate.
-
Arthenia Joyner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Arthenia Joyner is an American politician, attorney, and civil rights activist from Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate for ten years, representing parts of the Tampa Bay Area from 2006 to 2016. She was the Senate minority leader during her last two years in office. Prior to being elected to the Senate, Joyner served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing an eastern Tampa-based district from 2000 to 2006. Currently, Joyner is Of Counsel with the Swope, Rodante P.A. law firm located in Ybor City, FL.
-
Michael A. Calhoun
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
- Biography
-
Michael A. Calhoun is a retired Army National Guard major general who served as the Adjutant General of Florida. General Calhoun was appointed by Governor of Florida Rick Scott on March 29, 2015.
-
Ramon Alexander
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Ramon J. Alexander is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 8th district, which includes Gadsden County and sections of Tallahassee in Leon County since 2016. From 2018 to 2020, Alexander served as Democratic whip.
-
James H. Ammons
- Born in
-
United States - Biography
-
James H. Ammons is an American educator, who is the Chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans. He served as president of Florida A&M University from July 2, 2007, until his resignation took effect on July 16, 2012. He is a native Floridian who grew up in the heart of Florida's citrus belt. He graduated from Winter Haven High School in 1970 and entered Florida A&M University on the Thirteen College Curriculum Program during the fall semester of 1970. Ammons was appointed Chancellor at Southern University in New Orleans January 8, 2021.
-
Alan Williams
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Alan B. Williams is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, representing a district based in Gadsden County and Tallahassee in Leon County. Williams is currently deputy assistant secretary of housing and urban development for congressional and intergovernmental relations.
-
James R. Ford
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
James R. Ford was an American educator, politician, and businessman. In 1972, Ford became the first African-American mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and the first Black mayor of a U.S. state capital city. He later served for fourteen years as a city commissioner, being repeatedly re-elected.
-
Lin Rountree
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- composerrecord producer
- Biography
-
Lin Rountree is an American soul/urban jazz trumpeter, record producer, and composer. He has recorded eight solo albums, the last six for Trippin N' Rhythm Records. Between the years 2011 - 2023 Lin Rountree released 21 singles that landed on the National Billboard Top 25 Smooth Jazz Chart which included four number 1 singles; "Pass The Groove" (that stayed #1 for three consecutive weeks), "Fluid" in 2020, "Release" in 2021 and "Solid" in 2023. Rountree's sixth solo album, Stronger Still, peaked at #20 on the Billboard Top 50 Jazz Albums Chart. In 2014, Lin Rountree appeared alongside Jordin Sparks and CeeLo Green in the film, Sparkle.
-
Enitan Bereola II
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
-
Enitan O. Bereola II is a Nigerian American author, entrepreneur and public speaker based in San Jose, California.
-
Terri Bjerre
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- record producerdisc jockeysongwritersinger
- Biography
-
Terri Elaine Bjerre, known professionally as Terri B!, is an American Electronic dance singer, composer, producer and DJ.
-
Mia L. Jones
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Mia L. Jones was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 14th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in northern Duval County, from 2008 to 2016.
-
John Sepulvado
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 46)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
-
John Sepulvado is a former U.S. public radio journalist and is former host of the California Morning Report on KQED.
-
Ckay1
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- composerrapperrecord producer
- Biography
-
Christchankeith "Ckay1" Marshall is an American music composer, arranger, and producer. Marshall's first full credit production work was in 2006 on Light Poles and Pine Trees for Hip hop group Field Mob. This release reached No. 7 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
-
Mary Singleton
- Years
- 1926-1980 (aged 54)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Mary Littlejohn Singleton was a Florida teacher and politician, serving on the Jacksonville, Florida City Council before and after the consolidation in 1968 with Duval County. In 1967 she was one of the first two black women elected to the council. She was re-elected after consolidation and served until 1972.
-
Henry Lee Adams, Jr
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
-
Henry Lee Adams Jr. is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
-
James A. Dallas
- Occupations
- businesspersonteachernightclub owner
- Biography
-
James A. Dallas Sr. was an American educator, entrepreneur, musical patron and civic leader from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was the first African-American man to have a street in downtown Fort Lauderdale named in his honor.
-
Teddy B. Taylor
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
-
Teddy Bernard Taylor is a United States diplomat. A member of the Senior Foreign Service, Taylor served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. He was succeeded by Walter E. North on November 7, 2012.
-
Jesse J. McCrary, Jr
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
-
Jesse James McCrary Jr. was an American lawyer from the U.S. state of Florida. A civil rights activist, he entered state politics and served as Secretary of State of Florida for five months from 1978 to 1979, becoming the first black member of the Florida Cabinet since the end of Reconstruction. He was inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
-
Terry Fields
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Terry L. Fields is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He ran for a seat in the Florida House in 2016. He lost in the primaries to Democratic candidate Kimberly Daniels.
-
MJ Randolph
- Years
- 1999-.. (age 26)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
Michael Randolph Jr. is an American professional basketball player for SKN St. Pölten of the Austrian Basketball Superliga. He played college basketball for the Florida A&M Rattlers of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
-
Joe Lang Kershaw
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Joe Lang Kershaw, Sr. was an American politician, civics teacher, and a graduate of Florida A&M University. Kershaw is the first African-American legislator in the state of Florida since the reconstruction era.
-
Isiah C. Smith
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
-
Isiah C. Smith was a judge and civil rights attorney. He was Palm Beach County, Florida's third black lawyer. He and William Holland, Palm Beach County's first black attorney, fought successfully to integrate the county's schools, golf courses, department stores, airport taxi service, and the Florida Turnpike's restaurants and bathrooms through lawsuits and negotiations in the mid-1950s. While working with Holland at their practice, Smith also served part-time as Delray Beach City Prosecutor from 1970 to 1977. In 1986, he was appointed by Governor Bob Graham to become a circuit judge for Palm Beach County. He stepped down in 1992, having reached the age of 70, the mandatory retirement age in Florida for jurists.
-
Hamid Reza Rasekh
- Occupations
- pharmacologist
- Biography
-
Hamid Reza Rasekh is an Iranian pharmacologist and toxicologist and Professor of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
-
Nathan Pitts
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
-
Nathan Alvin Pitts was an African-American federal administrator, diplomat, and philanthropist. Pitts retired from the Department of Education in 1980 as chief of the division of international education. He was the first black education attaché to the permanent US UNESCO delegation, serving from 1970 to 1975.
