85 Notable alumni of
Morehouse College
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Morehouse College is 654th in the world, 243rd in North America, and 224th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 85 notable alumni from Morehouse College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Martin Luther King Jr
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- 1944-1948 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in sociology
- Occupations
- peace activistcivil rights advocateChristian ministerpastorhuman rights activist
- Biography
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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. A Black church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr., King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination.
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Samuel L. Jackson
- Occupations
- film actorfilm producercharacter actorvoice actortelevision producer
- Biography
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Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time. In 2022, he received the Academy Honorary Award as "a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".
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John David Washington
- Occupations
- television actorplayer of American footballfilm actoractor
- Biography
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John David Washington is an American actor and former professional football player. He is the son of actor Denzel Washington. He started his career in college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Professionally, Washington spent four years as a running back for the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions.
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Spike Lee
- Occupations
- directorscreenwriterfilm actoractormascot
- Biography
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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Peabody Awards. He has also been honored with an Honorary BAFTA Award in 2002, an Honorary César in 2003, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2015.
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Brian Tyree Henry
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Brian Tyree Henry is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role as rapper Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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Metro Boomin
- Occupations
- composermusic executivebusinesspersonsongwriterdisc jockey
- Biography
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Leland Tyler Wayne, known professionally as Metro Boomin, is an American record producer. Noted for his dark production style, he is regarded as among the most influential producers in modern hip hop and trap music. His frequent collaborators include Future, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, 21 Savage, Nav, and Gucci Mane.
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Herman Cain
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianradio personalitybusinesspersonjournalist
- Biography
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Herman Cain was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist in the Republican Party. Born in Memphis, Cain grew up in Atlanta and graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He then earned a master's degree in computer science at Purdue University while also working full-time for the U.S. Department of the Navy. In 1977, he joined the Pillsbury Company where he later became vice president. During the 1980s, Cain's success as a business executive at Burger King prompted Pillsbury to appoint him as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, in which capacity he served from 1986 to 1996.
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Shaun King
- Occupations
- civil rights advocatewritertelevision producer
- Biography
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Jeffery Shaun King is an American writer and activist. King uses social media to promote social justice causes, including the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Rockmond Dunbar
- Occupations
- film directortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Rockmond Dunbar is an American actor, best known for his roles as Baines on the NBC series Earth 2, Kenny Chadway on Showtime family drama Soul Food, and Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the Fox crime drama Prison Break. He also played Sheriff Eli Roosevelt on the FX Drama series Sons of Anarchy, FBI Agent Dennis Abbott on The Mentalist, FBI Agent Abe Gaines in the Hulu series The Path, and Michael Grant on 9-1-1.
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Killer Mike
- Occupations
- songwritersingeractorrapperactivist
- Biography
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Michael Santiago Render, better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper and activist. He made his recording debut on Outkast's fourth album Stankonia (2000), and later appeared on their Grammy Award-winning single "The Whole World" from their greatest hits album Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast (2001). He signed with Big Boi's Purple Ribbon Records (known then as Aquemini Records) and Columbia Records to release his debut studio album Monster (2003), which received critical acclaim and peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200. He followed up with the independent albums I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind (2006) and I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II (2008); he then signed with T.I.'s Grand Hustle to release his fourth album Pledge (2011), and later Williams Street Records to release his fifth album, R.A.P. Music (2012). His sixth album, Michael (2023) was met with continued acclaim and won three awards at 66th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album.
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Raphael Warnock
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- In 1991 graduated with bachelor's degree in psychology
- Occupations
- politicianwriterpastor
- Biography
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Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Warnock has been the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church since 2005.
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Martin Luther King III
- Occupations
- human rights activist
- Biography
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Martin Luther King III is an American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate. The elder son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, King served as the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004.
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Bill Nunn
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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William Goldwyn Nunn III was an American actor known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing, Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on The Job (2001–02).
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Guru
- Occupations
- songwritersingermusicianrapperrecord producer
- Biography
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Keith Edward Elam, better known by his stage name Guru (a backronym for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal), was an American rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Martin Luther King Sr
- Occupations
- Christian minister
- Biography
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Martin Luther King Sr. was an African-American Baptist pastor, missionary, and an early figure in the civil rights movement. He was the father and namesake of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He was the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church from 1931 to 1975.
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Jeh Johnson
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- 1975-1979 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Jeh Charles Johnson is an American lawyer and former government official. He was United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017.
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Saul Williams
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actormusicianpoetactor
- Biography
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Saul Stacey Williams is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film Slam and the 2013 jukebox musical Holler If Ya Hear Me.
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PJ Morton
- Occupations
- guitaristsinger-songwriter
- Biography
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P.J. Morton is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Since 2012, he has been the keyboardist for the pop band Maroon 5. Morton originally joined the band as a touring member in 2010 and became an official member in 2012 after Jesse Carmichael went on indefinite hiatus (he returned to the lineup playing rhythm guitar in 2014).
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Erik King
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Erik King is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series Dexter. He is also known for his roles as Moses Deyell on Oz, and as Bobby Davidson in Missing Persons.
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Julian Bond
- Occupations
- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Horace Julian Bond was an American social activist, leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer. While he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, he helped establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1971, he co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, and served as its first president for nearly a decade.
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Fonzworth Bentley
- Occupations
- film actorrappertelevision actoractorfashion designer
- Biography
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Derek Watkins, known professionally as Fonzworth Bentley, is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and author. He is perhaps best known for being Sean Combs' former personal valet and assistant, as first seen in Making the Band 2, and was the host of MTV's From G's to Gents. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Bakari Sellers
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bakari T. Sellers is an American attorney, political commentator, and politician. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for the 90th District from 2006 to 2014.
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Edwin Moses
- Occupations
- athletics competitorbobsledder
- Biography
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Edwin Corley Moses is an American former track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in the event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.
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Cedric Richmond
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- In 1995 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Cedric Levan Richmond is an American attorney, politician, and political advisor who is serving as senior advisor to the Democratic National Committee. Richmond was previously a senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Biden administration. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. His district included most of New Orleans.
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Dexter Scott King
- Occupations
- lawyerauthoractorproducernonprofit administrator
- Biography
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Dexter Scott King was an American civil and animal rights activist, attorney, and author. The second son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, he was also the brother of Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King; and also grandson of Alberta Williams King and Martin Luther King Sr. He is the author of Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir.
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Maynard Jackson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. was an American attorney and politician who served as the 54th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1974 to 1982, and again as the city's 56th mayor from 1990 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Black mayor of Atlanta and of any major city in the South; his three terms made him the second longest-serving mayor in the city's history, after six-term mayor William B. Hartsfield.
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Howard Thurman
- Occupations
- educatorwritertheologianphilosopher
- Biography
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Howard Washington Thurman was an American author, philosopher, theologian, mystic, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many social justice movements and organizations of the twentieth century. Thurman's theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists, and he was a key mentor to leaders within the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King Jr.
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Eddie Glaude
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is an American academic, author, and current-affairs pundit. He is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. He has previously been the chair of Princeton's Center for African American Studies and the chair of its Department of African American Studies. He has authored five books, and edited or co-edited two others. He has published articles on U.S. media platforms such as Time and the Huffington Post. He is a contributor to the MSNBC cable news channel, and frequently appears as a commentator on the Morning Joe and Deadline: White House programs.
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Jerome Boger
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football official
- Biography
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Jerome Leonard Boger is a former American football official who worked in the National Football League (NFL) for the 2004 through 2022 seasons. He has worn uniform number 23 since 2006; before that, he wore uniform number 109. He started in the league as a line judge and was promoted to referee in 2006 after two seasons. Along with Gene Steratore, he was one of two new referees for 2006, replacing retired officials Bernie Kukar and Tom White. Boger became the third African-American referee in the NFL after Johnny Grier (1988), who previously wore uniform number 23, and Mike Carey (1995).
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Brandon J. Dirden
- Years
- 1970s
- Occupations
- actorstage actor
- Biography
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Brandon J. Dirden is an American actor, best known for portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in the Broadway production of Robert Schenkkan's All the Way.
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Randall Woodfin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Randall Woodfin is an American lawyer and politician who is the 34th and current mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the October 3, 2017, runoff against incumbent William A. Bell. He previously served as president of the Birmingham City School Board (2013–2015) and as a city attorney of Birmingham from 2009–2017.
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Sanford Bishop
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, he belongs to the conservative faction of the Democratic Party. His district is in southwestern Georgia and includes Albany, Thomasville, and most of Columbus and Macon.
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Major Owens
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- In 1956 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- bureaucratpoliticianlibrarian
- Biography
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Major Robert Odell Owens was an American politician and librarian who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the New York's 11th and then 12th congressional district. He was first elected to replace retiring Representative Shirley Chisholm. Owens shepherded the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 through the House. He retired at the end of his term in January 2007 and was succeeded by Yvette Clarke.
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David Satcher
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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David Satcher, is an American physician, and public health administrator. He was a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health, and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States.
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William J. White
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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William Jefferson White was an American civil rights leader, minister, educator, and journalist. He was the founder of Harmony Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia in 1869 as well as other churches. He also was a co-founder of the Augusta Institute in 1867, which would become Morehouse College. He also helped found Atlanta University and was a trustee of both schools. He was a founder in 1880 and the managing editor of the Georgia Baptist, a leading African American newspaper for many years. He was an outspoken civil rights leader.
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Lerone Bennett, Jr
- Occupations
- authorjournalist
- Biography
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Lerone Bennett Jr. was an African-American scholar, author and social historian who analyzed race relations in the United States. His works included Before the Mayflower (1962) and Forced into Glory (2000), a book about U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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Floyd McKissick
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Floyd Bixler McKissick was an American lawyer and civil rights activist. He became the first African-American student at the University of North Carolina School of Law. In 1966 he became leader of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, taking over from James Farmer. A supporter of Black Power, he turned CORE into a more radical movement. In 1968, McKissick left CORE to found Soul City in Warren County, North Carolina. He was an active Republican and endorsed Richard Nixon for president that year, and the federal government, under President Nixon, supported Soul City. He became a state district court judge in 1990 and died on April 28, 1991.
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Walter E. Massey
- Occupations
- physicist
- Biography
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Walter Eugene Massey is an American educator, physicist, and executive. President emeritus of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and of Morehouse College, he is chairman of the board overseeing construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope, and serves as trustee chair of the City Colleges of Chicago. During his career, Massey has served as head of the National Science Foundation, director of Argonne National Laboratory, and chairman of Bank of America. He has also served in professorial and administrative posts at the University of California, University of Chicago, Brown University, and the University of Illinois.
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Jamal Simmons
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Jamal Nkosi Simmons is an American political advisor who formerly served as the communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris from January 2022 to January 2023.
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Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
- Occupations
- clergyman
- Biography
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Mordecai Wyatt Johnson was an American educator and pastor. He served as the first African-American president of Howard University, from 1926 until 1960. Johnson has been considered one of the three leading African-American preachers of the early 20th-century, along with Vernon Johns and Howard Thurman.
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Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sebastian Ridley-Thomas is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, he represented the 54th Assembly District, which includes the Los Angeles County communities of Century City, Culver City, Westwood, Mar Vista, Palms, Baldwin Hills, Windsor Hills, Ladera Heights, View Park, Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Mid City, and West Los Angeles.
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Howard Zehr
- Occupations
- criminologist
- Biography
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Howard J. Zehr is an American criminologist. Zehr is considered to be a pioneer of the modern concept of restorative justice.
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Sharif Street
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sharif Street is an American politician and attorney. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 3rd district since 2017. In 2018, Street was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party under Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills of Allegheny County, and was elected Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party on June 18, 2022, the first person of color to fill that role.
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John Monds
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Monds is an American politician and activist. He was the Libertarian nominee for Governor of Georgia in 2010. He was the first African American to appear on the general election ballot for Governor of Georgia.
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George J. Hazel
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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George Jarrod Hazel is an American lawyer who is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He previously served as the chief deputy state's attorney for Baltimore, Maryland.
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Derek Fordjour
- Occupations
- visual artist
- Biography
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Derek Fordjour is an American interdisciplinary artist and educator of Ghanaian heritage who works in collage, video/film, sculpture, and painting. Fordjour lives and works in New York City.
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Ceasar Mitchell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ceasar C. Mitchell, is an American politician and attorney who served as President of Atlanta City Council from 2010 to 2018. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2017 Atlanta mayoral election.
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Simon T. Bailey
- Occupations
- life coach
- Biography
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Simon Theophilus Bailey is an American speaker, author, and entrepreneur. Bailey is the author of Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, INC and Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World. Bailey became the 277th person to be inducted into the National Speakers Association's CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Nasheet Waits
- Occupations
- jazz musicianmusician
- Biography
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Nasheet Waits is an American jazz drummer.
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Kenneth Dunkin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kenneth Dunkin is an American politician. Dunkin previously served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 5th District from December 2002 until January 2017 and as an appointed by Governor Bruce Rauner to fill a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in May 2018, serving until December of that same year.
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Donald Hopkins
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Donald R. Hopkins is a Bahamian American physician, a MacArthur Fellow and is the Vice President and Director of Health Programs at The Carter Center. He graduated from Morehouse College with a B.S., from the University of Chicago with a Doctor of Medicine, and from the Harvard School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health. He studied at the Institute of European Studies, University of Vienna.
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John Silvanus Wilson
- Biography
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John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. is an American academic administrator who served as the 11th president of Morehouse College from 2013 to 2017. Before returning to lead his alma mater in 2013, Wilson served in the United States Department of Education, at George Washington University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Tope Folarin
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Tope Folarin is a Nigerian-American writer and executive director of the Institute for Policy Studies. He won the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story "Miracle". In April 2014 he was named in the Hay Festival's Africa39 project as one of the 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with the potential and the talent to define the trends of the region. His story "Genesis" was shortlisted for the 2016 Caine Prize.
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Karim Webb
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- restaurateur
- Biography
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Karim Webb is an American restaurateur based in Los Angeles. He is best known for creating a successful franchise restaurant in South Los Angeles in 2011, the first full-service restaurant in the area since the 1992 Los Angeles riots. His business model includes training in management, business and life skills for workers and youth in the local community.
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Ramon Harewood
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Ramon Bernard Harewood is a former Barbadian American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, was drafted in the 6th Round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the Ravens signing him to a three-year contract.
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Delman Coates
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- pastor
- Biography
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Delman L. Coates is an American Baptist minister. He is senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland, since 2004.
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Jonathan Lee Walton
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- theologianteacher
- Biography
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Jonathan Lee Walton is an author, ethicist and religious scholar. He is the President of Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He was previously Dean of Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Presidential Chair in Religion & Society and Dean of Wait Chapel. He is the author of A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in its World for Our World.
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Kevin D. Rome
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Kevin D. Rome Sr. is an American university administrator. He served as the 16th president of Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. He was previously the president of Lincoln University from 2013 to 2017.
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Roger Reeves
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Roger William Reeves is an American poet and essayist.
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Rashad Taylor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rashad Jamal Taylor is a political consultant and former politician from Atlanta, Georgia. A Democrat, he served from 2009 to 2013 in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the City of Atlanta from the 55th House District. He was first elected in November 2008, at 27 years old, making him the youngest serving member of the General Assembly. After re-election in 2010, he was elected Vice Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, the fourth highest ranking leadership position in the House. At 31, Taylor was the youngest member of the General Assembly leadership, House or Senate, Democrat or Republican.
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James H. Shelton III
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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James H. Shelton III was most recently the head of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Education division. He was the formerly the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Education. In this role, he oversaw a broad range of management, policy, and program functions.
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Lloyd McNeill
- Occupations
- educatorjazz musicianartistpostage stamp designerflautist
- Biography
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Lloyd McNeill was a jazz flutist and visual artist based out of New York City. He is generally recognized as a jazz flutist of eminent ability, alongside James Newton, Yusef Lateef, Sam Rivers, James Moody, Bobbi Humphrey and Eric Dolphy.
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Ted Colbert
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Theodore Colbert III is a businessman, engineer, and the current Chief Executive Officer for Boeing Defense, Space & Security, a subdivision at The Boeing Company. He has served in the position since March 2022. Previously, he served as the CEO of Boeing Global Services, and prior to that, he served as the Chief Information Officer at The Boeing Company.
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Perry Thurston Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Perry Eugene Thurston Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 33rd district, which includes Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, North Lauderdale, Margate, Oakland Park, and surrounding areas in Broward County. He previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Fort Lauderdale area from 2006 to 2014, and was the House minority leader in his final term. Thurston was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Florida in 2014.
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George W. Crockett, Jr
- Occupations
- journalistlawyerpoliticianjudge
- Biography
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George William Crockett Jr. was an African-American attorney, jurist, and congressman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He also served as a national vice-president of the National Lawyers Guild and co-founded what is believed to be the first racially integrated law firm in the United States.
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Louis Wade Sullivan
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Louis Wade Sullivan is an active health policy leader, minority health advocate, author, physician, and educator. He served as the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services during President George H. W. Bush's Administration and was Founding Dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine.
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Julien Neals
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Julien Xavier Neals is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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Miles Marshall Lewis
- Occupations
- music criticjournalist
- Biography
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Miles Marshall Lewis is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, class of 1993.
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Gary G. Bennett
- Occupations
- researcher
- Biography
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Gary G. Bennett Jr. is the Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Global Health and Medicine at Duke University. In November 2022, he was appointed Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, effective February 2023.
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Tupac A. Hunter
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tupac Amaru Hunter is an American politician who is a former member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 5th district which encompasses northwest Detroit, Dearborn Heights and Inkster. He served as the Minority Floor Leader.
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Benjamin Griffith Brawley
- Years
- 1882-1939 (aged 57)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Benjamin Griffith Brawley was an American author and educator. Several of his books were considered standard college texts, including The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States (1918) and New Survey of English Literature (1925).
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Frank Smith
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Frank Smith, Jr., is a civil rights activist and politician in Washington, D.C.
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Cam Kirk
- Occupations
- photographer
- Biography
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Cameron "Cam Kirk" Kirkland is a photographer and videographer. Cam Kirk has worked with and produced work for many hip hop artists and entertainers, including Young Jeezy, T.I., Monica, 2 Chainz, Mike Will Made It, Estelle, Schoolboy Q, Future, Gucci Mane, DC Young Fly, Young Dolph, Yo Gotti, and DJ Khaled.
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Amos C. Brown
- Occupations
- pastorcivil rights advocate
- Biography
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Amos Cleophilus Brown is an African American pastor and civil rights activist. He is the president of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP, and has been the pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco since 1976. Brown was one of only eight students who took the only college class ever taught by Martin Luther King Jr. He serves on the board of the California Reparations Task Force.
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Louis S. Peterson
- Occupations
- playwright
- Biography
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Louis Stamford Peterson was an American playwright, actor, screenwriter, and professor. He was an American playwright and the first African-American playwright to have a dramatic play produced on Broadway. He was also one of the first African-American writers to be nominated for an Emmy Award.
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Derrius Quarles
- Occupations
- businesspersonhuman rights activistauthorrecording artistsongwriter
- Biography
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Derrius Quarles is a social entrepreneur, human rights activist, recording artist, product designer, and author. Born on the South Side of Chicago in 1990, he is the Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of BREAUX Capital, an award-winning financial technology company serving Black Men and Million Dollar Scholar, an education social enterprise as well as the Founder of DQ and Partners.
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Samuel Woodrow Williams
- Occupations
- Christian minister
- Biography
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Samuel Woodrow Williams was a Baptist minister, professor of philosophy and religion, and Civil Rights activist. Williams was born on February 12, 1912, in Sparkman then grew up in Chicot County, Arkansas. An African American, Williams attended Morehouse College where he received his bachelor's degree in philosophy and later attended Howard University earning his master's degree in divinity.
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Alvin Holsey
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in computer science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Alvin Holsey is a United States Navy vice admiral and naval aviator who has served as the military deputy commander of the United States Southern Command since February 1, 2023. He previously served as commander of the Navy Personnel Command and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel from January 8, 2021, to December 15, 2022. He has command assignments as commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 from June 2018 to June 2020, and commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s first hybrid electric propulsion warship, the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) from June 2013 to December 2014, having started out as its executive officer in February of the former year.
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T. B. Ellis
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Tellis Burthorne Ellis Jr. was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. He led the Tigers to a 24–21–3 record from 1946 to 1951 before being replaced by future College Football Hall of Fame coach John Merritt. He was educated at Morehouse College and Boston University.
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Samuel B. McKinney
- Occupations
- pastorcivil rights advocate
- Biography
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Samuel Berry McKinney was an American Christian pastor and Civil Rights leader. He was the pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle for four decades. He attended the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, and he served on the Seattle Human Rights Commission.
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Emanuel K. Love
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Emanuel K. Love was a minister and leader in the Baptist church from Savannah, Georgia. He was pastor of one of the largest churches in the country and was a prominent activist for black civil rights and anti-lynching laws. He played an important role in establishing separate black Baptist national organizations and advocating for black leadership of Baptist institutions, especially schools.
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Harrison N. Bouey
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Harrison N. Bouey was a minister in South Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri and a missionary in Liberia. He was noted as a leader in efforts to help Africans emigrate to Africa at the end of reconstruction in the 1870s. He was also involved in education in the south, and was an early leader of Selma University in Selma, Alabama, and co-founder of Western College Preparatory School in Macon, Missouri.
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Nathan Baskerville
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nathan Angus Baskerville is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 32nd district from 2013 to 2017. Baskerville also has his own law practice.
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Earl F. Hilliard
- Enrolled in Morehouse College
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Earl Frederick Hilliard is an American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama who served as the U.S. representative for the state's 7th district. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate. His son Earl Hilliard Jr. is also a politician.
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Calvin Edouard Ward
- Years
- 1925-2018 (aged 93)
- Occupations
- music theoristmusicologistpianistmusic teacher
- Biography
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Calvin Edouard Ward was an American concert pianist, music theorist and educator.
