10 Notable alumni of
Tougaloo College
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Tougaloo College is 2857th in the world, 980th in North America, and 927th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Tougaloo 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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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
- Biography
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Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Bennie Thompson
- Enrolled in Tougaloo College
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. Since 2011, he has been the only Democrat in Mississippi's congressional delegation, and since 2018 he has been the dean of the delegation after Thad Cochran left Congress.
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Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
- Occupations
- activist
- Biography
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Joan Trumpauer Mulholland is an American civil rights activist who was active in the 1960s. She was one of the Freedom Riders who was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi in 1961, and was confined for two months in the Maximum Security Unit of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (known as "Parchman Farm"). The following year she was the first white student to enroll at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi and served as the local secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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Karen Weaver
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- psychologistpolitician
- Biography
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Karen Weaver is an American psychologist and politician who was the mayor of Flint, Michigan, from 2015 to 2019. She was the first female mayor of the city and the fifth African-American to hold the office.
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Derrick Johnson
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Derrick Johnson is an American lawyer who is the current president and CEO of the NAACP. He had previously served as president of its Mississippi state chapter, and vice chairman of its board of directors. Johnson is the founder of the Mississippi nonprofit group One Voice Inc., which aims to improve quality of life for African Americans through public engagement.
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Hakeem Oluseyi
- Occupations
- astrophysicist
- Biography
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Hakeem Muata Oluseyi is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, author, actor, veteran, and humanitarian.
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Joyce Ladner
- Occupations
- sociologist
- Biography
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Joyce Ann Ladner is an American civil rights activist, author, civil servant, and sociologist.
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Dorie Ladner
- Occupations
- social workeractivist
- Biography
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Dorie Ann Ladner was an American civil rights activist and social worker. Along with her sister Joyce, she was a leading community organizer in Mississippi for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the 1960s. She was a key organizer of the Freedom Summer Project, which promoted voter registration for African Americans in Mississippi. She participated in the March on Washington and the March from Selma to Montgomery.
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Mamie Locke
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Mamie Evelyn Locke is an American politician and educator. A Democrat, she was a member of the Hampton, Virginia city council 1996–2004, and mayor 2000–2004. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Senate of Virginia from the 2nd district. She currently represents parts of the cities of Hampton, Newport News and Portsmouth, plus part of York County. She is also Professor of Political Science and Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Hampton University.
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W. H. Lanier
- Biography
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William Henry Lanier was a prominent educator in Mississippi during the late 19th century and early 20th century.