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List Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Members

This list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors (commonly referred to as AKAs) includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, honor students who are also considered founders and are known as The Sophomores of 1910.

Alpha Kappa Alpha has a membership of more than 200,000 women in over 950 chapters in the United States and several other countries. Membership is extended to female college undergraduate and graduate students. The sorority also bestows honorary membership as its highest honor.

Listed below are notable Alpha Kappa Alpha women such as the founders and international presidents, and members who are involved in the fields of arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, literature and sports.

Art

Name Original chapter Notability References
Elmer Lucille Allen Beta Epsilon ceramic artist; one of the first African-American female chemists in the US
Mary Parks Washington Kappa Omega painter, illustrator, collage artist

Authors and journalists

Name Original chapter Notability References
Marvel Cooke first African-American woman to work at a white newspaper, Compass
Anna Julia Cooper Alpha author and feminist
Edwidge Danticat Theta Psi Omega author
Linsey Davis Theta Kappa ABC News anchor
Leslie Esdaile Banks author
Lolita Files Iota Lambda author
Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant Beta Alpha Omega advice columnist for Essence and media psychologist
Ayana Gray Kappa Iota author of Beasts of Prey
Shirlee Taylor Haizlip author and the first woman to manage a television station in the US
Germany Kent Lambda Eta award-winning author, celebrity journalist, actress, model, and producer
Jamilah Lemieux Delta Rho Omega writer, senior digital editor for Ebony, and cultural critic
Felicia Mason author
Toni Morrison Alpha Nobel Prize-winning author
Sophia A. Nelson Xi Omega author, journalist, lawyer, and political commentator
Patricia Russell-McCloud Zeta Xi Omega motivational speaker and author
Sonia Sanchez Lambda poet
Sandra Seaton Chi Epsilon Omega award-winning playwright and librettist
Reshonda Tate-Billingsley Delta Xi journalist and author
Miki Turner Sigma Omega award-winning photojournalist and author
Ann B. Walker Journalist and radio personality
Anna Julia Cooper
Edwidge Danticat

Business

Name Original chapter Notability References
Jocelyn Cooper Tau Omega president of Hitco Music Publishing and former head of A&R at Universal Records
Terri Dean Alpha Sigma Senior Vice President of Global Communications, Verizon
Gwendolyn Smith Iloani Epsilon Omicron Omega former Managing Director, Aetna; Chair and CEO, Smith Whiley and Co. Venture Capital Investment Firm
Lucille McAllister Scott co-owner of Atlanta Daily World

Civil rights and advocacy

Name Original chapter Notability References
ZerNona Black Alpha Tau Omega wife of Claude Black; civil rights advocate
Roslyn Brock Alpha Eta Chairman of the NAACP
Minnijean Brown-Trickey Delta Beta one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School in 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas


Septima Poinsette Clark Gamma Xi Omega education activist, trained Rosa Parks during workshops at Highlander Folk School School
Virginia Coffey civil rights advocate and social reformer
Pauline Redmond Coggs Epsilon Kappa Omega social worker, educator, and civil rights activist
Ada Sipuel Fisher desegregated the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma
Alice Huffman president of the California State Conference of the NAACP
Nupol Kiazolu Gamma Theta activist and founder of Vote 2000
Bernice King Kappa Omega civil rights leader; daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Gloria Richardson Alpha leader of the Cambridge movement, often cited as the birth of the Black Power Movement
Rupert Richardson Zeta Psi Omega NAACP president from 1992 to 1995
Faye Wattleton Theta president of Planned Parenthood from 1978 to 1992 and president of Center for the Advancement of Women
Margaret Bush Wilson Chi chaired the NAACP's national board of directors in 1975
Bernice King

Education

Name Original chapter Notability References
Rose Browne first black woman to gain a PhD in education from Harvard University; professor at Virginia State University and North Carolina Central University
Jewel Plummer Cobb Chi cancer researcher, former President of California State University, Fullerton
Marva Collins Alpha Pi founder of Westside Preparatory School in Chicago
Lia Epperson Lambda Upsilon Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law; former Director of Education, Litigation and Policy, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
LaTonya Goffney first Black superintendent of Aldine Independent School District
Karla F. C. Holloway Chi professor of African American Cultural Studies, Law, and Bioethics at Duke University
Monique Holsey-Hyman professor of social work at North Carolina Central University, a former social worker in New York City, and member of the Durham City Council
Wyona Lynch-McWhite Alpha Mu Omega director of the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum Roanoke, VA; lecturer at Boston University, and executive director of the Social Innovation Forum in Boston
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland Alpha Phi first woman and first African American to chair the State Board of Community Colleges in North Carolina; vice president of Northern Regions Energy Delivery Services, Progress Energy;
Kenya Tyson Iota Kappa Omega Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives at Dartmouth University and Miss Black Delaware 1996
Donda West Alpha Eta Chair of English Department at Chicago State University and mother of Kanye West
Debra Saunders-White Theta Kappa first female Chancellor of North Carolina Central University
Donda West
Frederica S. Wilson

Entertainment

Acting

Name Original chapter Notability References
Yvette Nicole Brown Delta Pi actress, film, television, host, and voice
Vanessa Bell Calloway Delta Phi actress in Coming to America
Loretta Devine Epsilon Lambda actress in Waiting to Exhale and This Christmas; one of the original Dreamgirls
Tanisha Lynn Lambda actress; portrayed Danielle Frye on All My Children
Taylor Polidore Alpha Pi actress, roles in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, Fatal Attraction (TV series), Snapped: Killer Couples, and Bossip Comedy Series
Phylicia Rashad Alpha actress on The Cosby Show, first African-American woman to win a Tony Award for Lead Actress
Roxie Roker Alpha actress on The Jeffersons
Wanda Sykes Gamma Theta actress and comedian
Regina Taylor Kappa Mu Golden Globe-winning actress
Phylicia Rashad

Models and pageant titleholders

Name Original chapter Notability References
Tobie Brown Beta Zeta model for Ebony and Ebony Fashion Fair
Kelsi Horn Delta Zeta Miss Black USA 2018
Osas Ighodaro Pi Iota Omega Miss Black USA 2010
Alicia Hughes Gamma Psi Miss Black USA 1998
Fionnghuala O'Reilly Mu Delta Miss Universe Ireland 2019
Marjorie Vincent Beta Miss America 1991; news anchor

Music

Name Original chapter Notability References
Anike Delta Xi formerly known as Wande; rapper and A&R administrator
Etta Moten Barnett Delta first African-American woman invited to sing at the White House
Shamari DeVoe Nu Lambda Omega R&B singer (Blaque) and reality television personality (Real Housewives of Atlanta)
Alika Hope Boulé opera singer
Tiffany Monique Rho Kappa Omega R&B singer and songwriter; lead background vocalist for Beyoncé
Cassandra Wilson Beta Delta Omega Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist/producer
Sherry Winston Alpha Grammy-nominated jazz flutist

Television and film

Name Original chapter Notability References
Abiola Abrams Alpha Mu independent filmmaker, author, actress, and television host
Yvette Lee Bowser Xi Beta writer and producer, Half & Half, Living Single, and A Different World
Xernona Clayton Brady Alpha Psi creator of CNN's Trumpet Awards and creator of the Xernona Clayton Show on WAGA-TV
Jameka Cameron Delta Theta contestant on Big Brother (Season 8, 2007)
Barbara Ciara Upsilon Omicron Omega Managing editor and primary anchor at WTKR NewsChannel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia; youngest woman and first African-American to become news director at a commercial television station in the Southwest (KMSB-TV in Tucson, Arizona)
Sharon Epperson Lambda Upsilon financial correspondent for CNBC
Sunny Hostin Upsilon Nu Omega commentator on The View
Ashleigh Demi Delta Iota TV Personality
Janice Huff Zeta Omicron meteorologist for WNBC in New York City
Star Jones Lambda Zeta author, television host, and attorney
Depelsha Thomas McGruder Alpha Senior Vice-President of Business Operations for MTV
Wanda Sykes Gamma Theta comedian and television personality
Kathy Times Beta Alpha Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter for WVTM-TV (NBC13) in Birmingham, Alabama; president of National Association of Black Journalists
Daphne Valerius Theta Psi Omega filmmaker, actress, and television journalist
JaQuitta Williams Gamma Upsilon anchor/reporter for WSB-TV, ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia
Keisha Williams Alpha host of Focus Atlanta and The CW Atlanta's Public Affairs Director

Health and science

Name Original chapter Notability References
Patricia Bath Lambda first African-American woman to receive a medical procedure patent, developer of the Cataract Laserphaco Probe in 1988
Pauletta Brown Blueitt Omicron Epsilon Omega first African-American woman to achieve the rank of colonel in Air Force Medical Service Corps
Dorothy Boulding Ferebee Epsilon advocate for women's health; established health clinics in Washington, D.C. and Mississippi
Dr. LaToya B. Gathers Mu Xi advocate for women's health, neuroscientist, political candidate, established health clinics in the Sudan
Hazel Harper-Johns Alpha first woman president of the National Dental Association
Joy Harden Bradford clinical psychologist and creator of the platform Therapy for Black Girls
Katherine Johnson Nu Computer pioneer who helped calculate the trajectory for the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon
Dorothy Vaughan Wilberforce The first African-American woman to receive a promotion and supervise a group of staff at NASA
Mary Jackson Hampton University NASA's first black female engineer
Lilian Lewis Alpha zoologist and endocrinologist.
Gladys West Alpha Epsilon pivotal in the development of the satellite geodesy models that were eventually incorporated into the GPS; inducted into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame in 2018
Patricia E. Bath
Dorothy Boulding Ferebee

Law

Name Original chapter Notability References
Vanita Banks Epsilon Rho President of the National Bar Association
Ada E. Brown Mu Pi first African-American woman federal judge in the Northern District of Texas
Chereé A. Buggs Epsilon Pi Omega Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York
Zina Pickens Cruse Mu Tau first African-American woman elected Circuit Judge, 20th Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois
Dena Douglas Delta Rho Omega Judge of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District
Lia Epperson Lambda Upsilon Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law and former Director of Education Litigation and Policy, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Leecia Eve Gamma Phi Omega counsel to Senator Hillary Clinton
Toni King Upsilon Kappa Omega Judge, District Court of Cumberland County, North Carolina
Alice O. McCollum Beta Eta Omega first African-American female municipal judge, Dayton, Ohio; County Probate Judge for Montgomery County, Ohio
Vicki Miles-LaGrange Beta Sigma Omega first African-American Federal District Judge in Western District of Oklahoma
Valerie Brathwaite Nelson Iota Upsilon Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Peggy Quince Alpha first African-American female Supreme Court Justice on the Florida Supreme Court
Fern Flanagan Saddler Xi Omega District of Columbia Superior Court Judge
Leah Ward Sears Mu Upsilon first African-American woman Chief Supreme Court Justice on the Georgia Supreme Court
Donna Hill Staton Iota Lambda Omega first African-American female deputy attorney general in Maryland and first African-American circuit court judge in Howard County, Maryland
Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Peggy Quince

Politics

Name Original chapter Notability References
Diane Abbott Boule British Labour Party Member of Parliament
Alma Adams Beta Iota Omega Democratic Congresswoman of North Carolina's 12th Congressional District
Alma Allen Xi Alpha Omega Representative to Texas State Legislature
Angie Elisabeth Brooks Eta Beta Omega first African female President of the United Nations General Assembly from Liberia
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Alpha Gamma U.S. House of Representatives from California
Eva M. Clayton Gamma Delta U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
Bonnie Watson Coleman Epsilon Upsilon Omega U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey
Vivian Davis Figures Delta Theta Omega Alabama Senate
Katie Hall Epsilon Pi U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
Kamala Harris Alpha first woman of color nominated to be President of the United States; Vice President of the United States; United States Senator from California; California Attorney General
Christina Henderson Rho Zeta Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
Sheila Jackson-Lee Alpha Kappa Omega U.S. House of Representatives from of Texas
Eddie Bernice Johnson Alpha Xi Omega U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
Jolanda "Jo" Jones Epsilon Lambda Texas House of Representatives
Eleanor Jordan Kentucky House of Representatives
Sharon Pratt Kelly Alpha first African-American female mayor of a major city, Washington, D.C.
Mamie E. Locke Gamma Omicron Virginia Senate, former mayor of Hampton, Virginia. and Dean School of Liberal Arts at Hampton University
Kimberly A. McClain Xi Omega first African-American female U.S. Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Gloria McPhee Alpha first female Cabinet Minister in Bermuda and member of the Bermuda Cabinet
Juanita Millender-McDonald Alpha Gamma Omega former U.S. House of Representatives for California
Gwendolyn M. Miller Gamma Theta Omega Chairperson, Tampa (FL) City Council; first African-American woman elected to Tampa City Council
Azie Taylor Morton Beta Kappa first and only African-American to serve as United States Treasurer
Lorraine H. Morton Gamma Lambda first African-American and longest-serving mayor of Evanston, Illinois
Hazel O'Leary Pi first African-American and first female United States Secretary of Energy; President of Fisk University
Veronica Owens Parliament of the Bahamas
Terri Sewell Zeta Eta Omega U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama
Alisha Thomas Morgan youngest elected member of the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Georgia
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Eta Beta Omega first female president of Liberia
Tanisha Tynes Senate of the Bahamas
Joyce Waddell Democratic Senator of North Carolina District 40 Mecklenburg County
Diane Watson Alpha Gamma Democratic Congresswoman of California's 33rd Congressional District
Frederica Wilson Pi Democratic Congresswoman of Florida's 24th Congressional District
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Eva L. Clayton
Katie Hall
Kamala Harris
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Hazel O'Leary
Diane Watson

Religion

Name Original chapter Notability References
Leontine T. Kelly Nu first African-American woman to become a bishop; second woman to become a bishop in the United Methodist Church

Sports

Name Original chapter Notability References
Robin Aikens Lambda Alpha Omega Division I golf coach, Chicago State University; founder of InnerCityGolf
Lisa Borders Iota Mu President of WNBA
Jade Cargill Omicron Delta Professional wrestler, World Wrestling Entertainment
Brandit Copper Theta Sigma former professional track runner, college all-American; assistant track and field coach, US Military Academy; Associated Head track coach, California State University-Fullerton, first female (African-American) on their coaching staff; Olympic track and field coach of 2016 bronze medalist Bolade Ajomale
Chryste Gaines Alpha Xi Omega US track champion; bronze medal winner, 2000 Olympics
Althea Gibson Beta Alpha first African-American to win a Grand Slam in tennis
Jolanda "Jo" Jones Epsilon Lambda US Track and Field Heptathlon champion; three-time NCAA Heptathlon champion; NCAA Top Six Award winner; Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame; Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame; University of Houston Hall of Honor
Mabel Landry Beta member of US track and field team, 1952 Olympics; won several national championships in 50 meters and long jump
Tiffany Mitchell Theta Gamma shooting guard for WNBA's Indiana Fever
Shannon Perry Epsilon Theta women's basketball assistant coach, Duke University; former assistant coach University of Southern California women's basketball team
Danya Pilgrim Pi Beta head coach, field hockey, Bryn Mawr College; head field hockey coach, State University of New York at Oswego; assistant coach, Wittenberg University
Lucy Diggs Slowe Alpha first African-American to win a national championship in any sport (tennis)
Debi Thomas first African-American figure skater to win a medal (bronze) in the Winter Olympics
Morgan Tuck Lambda Tau forward for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun
Marlena Wesh Lambda Theta NCAA track-runner, 3-time ACC Champion in the 400, 3-time All-American; 2012 Summer Olympics Semi-finalist in the 400
Tonique Williams-Darling Theta Gamma gold medal Bahamian runner in the 400 meter track at the 2004 Summer Olympics
A'ja Wilson Theta Gamma top 2018 WNBA draft pick by the Las Vegas Aces, 2017 NCAA Champion, 2018 unanimous national player of the year, Wooden Trophy, Naismith and Wooden award, three-time SEC Player of the year
Corrinne Tarver Eta Xi nine-time All-American winner in gymnastics; won NCAA championships in all-around and floor exercise in 1989; member of U.S. National team; Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Stockton University
Althea Gibson

Honorary members

Name Original chapter Notability References
Yolanda Adams Honorary gospel singer
Jane Addams Honorary founder of Hull House in Chicago; Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Cecelia Adkins Honorary first to lead the Publisher's Association
Cheryl Albury Honorary serves on the Bahamas Supreme Court
Joyce London Alexander Honorary Chief Judge in Massachusetts State Court; United States magistrate judge
Ethel Alpenfels Honorary anthropologist
Elena Diaz-Verson Amos Honorary philanthropist, humanitarian activist, and wife of John Amos
Lauren Anderson Honorary first African-American principal ballerina of a major company (the Houston Ballet)
Maya Angelou Honorary poet, dancer, producer, playwright, film director, and author
Joan Bernard Armstrong Honorary Judge in New Orleans
Nita Barrow Honorary Governor-general from Barbados; Permanent representative to the United Nations
Mary L. Bell Honorary first African American to own and operate a radio station in the city of Detroit; president and chairperson of Bell Broadcasting Corporation
Gayleatha B. Brown Honorary US Ambassador to the Republic of Benin
Sara Winifred Brown Honorary physician and first female alumna trustee of Howard University
Marilyn Gaston Honorary pediatrician and Assistant Surgeon General of the United States
Dorothy Brunson Honorary first African-American woman to own a television station, WGTW-TV
Rosetta Burke Honorary New York State and Army National Guard's Assistant Adjutant General
Margaret Burroughs Honorary founder of DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Illinois
Margaret Busby Honorary first African book publisher in the United Kingdom; writer and broadcaster; inducted into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II
Bebe Moore Campbell Honorary author
Erica Campbell Honorary Gospel Singer
Johnnie Carr Honorary civil rights activist
Emma C. Chappell Honorary first African-American woman to form a commercial bank in the US
Suzette Charles Honorary Miss America 1984
June Jackson Christmas Honorary founder of the Harlem Rehabilitation Center in Harlem, New York
Zoanne Clack Honorary writer known for Grey's Anatomy
Alice Coachman Honorary first African-American woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal and first American woman to win a gold medal in track and field during the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olivia Cole Honorary first African-American actress to win an Emmy award
Cardiss Collins Honorary Congresswoman of Illinois' 7th Congressional District, 1973-1997
Julie Dash Honorary filmmaker of Daughters of the Dust
Belva Davis Honorary first African-American news anchor on the West Coast
Suzanne de Passe Honorary only African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for writing; CEO of de Passe Entertainment
Sadie and Bessie Delany Honorary authors and civil rights activists
Virginia Foster Durr Honorary civil rights activist who supported sit-ins and the Freedom Rides
Ava DuVernay Honorary filmmaker known for Selma
Stephanie Elam Alpha CNN Business News correspondent
Edith Finlayson Honorary nurse and civil rights activist
Ella Fitzgerald Honorary jazz singer
Vonetta Flowers Honorary gold medal winner of bobsledding at the 2002 Winter Olympics; first African American (male or female) to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Honorary artist and sculptor
Bettiann Gardner Honorary first African-American woman to be part-owner of a major National Basketball Association team, the Chicago Bulls
Antoinette Garnes Honorary concert performer
Zina Garrison Honorary first African American to win a tennis medal
Marla Gibbs Honorary actress known for 227 and The Jeffersons
Allyson Maynard Gibson Honorary Attorney-General of the Bahamas, barrister, politician, and community rights advocate
Jan Spivey Gilchrist Honorary illustrator
Elinor Guggenheimer Honorary humanitarian and founder of the Women's Forum
Chamique Holdsclaw Honorary top Women's National Basketball Association player
Maud Cuney Hare Honorary pianist and writer
Hazel Harrison Honorary pianist
Cathy Hughes Honorary founder and owner of Radio One
Jane Edna Hunter Honorary nurse who founded Phyllis Wheatley Association & House in Cleveland
Addie Waites Hunton Honorary a founder of the National Association of Colored Women
Caterina Jarboro Honorary opera singer
Mae Jemison Honorary first African-American female astronaut in space
Margaret Morgan Lawrence Honorary child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
Virginia Johnson Honorary ballerina
Anne Gamble Kennedy Pi concert pianist
Alicia Keys Honorary Grammy Award-winning R&B singer
Coretta Scott King Honorary civil rights leader; wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
Gladys Knight Honorary lead singer of Gladys Knight and the Pips; Grammy Award-winning gospel and R&B artist
Patti LaBelle Honorary singer and songwriter
Bertina E. Lampkin Honorary judge on the Illinois First District Appellate Court
Carmen De Lavallade Honorary dancer and choreographer; wife of Geoffrey Holder
Cleo Parker Robinson Honorary artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater
Suzanne Malveaux Honorary news anchor on CNN and TVOne contributor
Wangari Muta Maathai Honorary first African woman to receive Nobel Peace Prize
Julia Cooper Mack Honorary Senior judge of District of Columbia's Court of Appeals
Jewell Jackson McCabe Honorary founder of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Enolia McMillan Honorary first female national president of NAACP
Michelle Morial Honorary journalist
Jessie Bryant Mosley Honorary founder of the Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center
Constance Baker Motley Honorary African-American civil rights activist, judge, and state senator
Nichelle Nichols Honorary actress known for Star Trek
Jessye Norman Honorary opera singer
Brandy Norwood Honorary Grammy Award-winning singer, and actress
Edith Mai Padmore Honorary cabinet member from Liberia
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Honorary first female President of the United Nations General Assembly and Indian diplomat
Delores Parker Honorary actress, pianist, and soloist
Lillian Rogers Parks Honorary author of My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House; White House maid and seamstress
Rosa Parks Honorary civil rights leader; catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott
Mary E. Peabody Honorary activist in civil and human rights
Jo Marie Payton Honorary actress known for Family Matters
Ernesta Procope Honorary president of E. G. Bowman Company, Incorporated


M. Athalie Range Honorary first African American to serve on Miami City Commission and Florida's Department of Community Affairs
Cleo Parker Robinson Honorary dancer and artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater
Eleanor Roosevelt Honorary First Lady of the United States and humanitarian
Ntozake Shange Honorary playwright and performance artist known for For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Ruth Simmons Honorary 1st African American to helm one of the Seven Sisters colleges
Sheila Sisulu Honorary South African ambassador to the US
Jada Pinkett Smith Honorary actress and singer
Edith Ssempala Honorary US Ambassador from Uganda
Alma G. Stallworth Honorary Michigan House of Representatives
C. Vivian Stringer Honorary Rutgers University head basketball coach
Tika Sumpter Honorary actress known for One Life to Live and The Haves and the Have Nots)
Lou Nelle Sutton Honorary Texas House of Representatives
Marietta Tree Honorary first female U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; founder of Sydenham Hospital, Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the US
C. Delores Tucker Honorary civil rights activist; first African-American Pennsylvania Secretary of State
Debbye Turner Honorary Miss America 1990; veterinarian
Leah Tutu Honorary wife of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Jessie Vann Honorary publisher of Pittsburgh Courier
Iyanla Vanzant Honorary author and attorney
Alice Walker Honorary winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Laura Wheeler Waring Honorary artist, painter, and writer
Lynn Whitfield Honorary Emmy Award-winning actress
Carol H. Williams Honorary founder of the Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency
Jane C. Wright Honorary surgeon and cancer researcher
Jane Addams
Maya Angelou
Gayleatha Brown
Cardiss Collins
Ella Fitzgerald
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Antoinette Garnes
Vonetta Flowers
Alicia Keys
Coretta Scott King
Carmen de Lavallade-Holder
Wangari Maathai
Nichelle Nichols
Rosa Parks
Eleanor Roosevelt
Jada Pinkett Smith
C. Vivian Stringer
Alice Walker

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