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Dr. Bobby Jones
PROFESSION: Religion Hosted own gospel show.
Deacon Jones
PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player NFL Hall of Fame football player
Ed (Too Tall) Jones
PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player First overall draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys. Won Super Bowl in 1978. Ed "Too Tall" Jones came to Tennessee State University as a 6'8" basketball player. He
Barbara Jordan
PROFESSION: Politician US Congresswoman. First African American female at boston University Law School. First African American woman elected to the Texas Senate.
Vernon Jordan
PROFESSION: Lawyer Former advisor to President Bill Clinton. Former Executive Director of the UNCF. Former President of the National Urban League.
Tom Joyner
PROFESSION: Radio Personality Hosts his own syndicated radio talk show.
Sharon Pratt Kelly
PROFESSION: Politician "First African American female mayor of a major American city, Washington, DC."
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah
PROFESSION: Actress "Starred in the TV shows ""In Living Color"" and ""Raven""."
Albert Kilby
PROFESSION: Military Figure First African American colonel in the Medical Service Corps. Also first Director of Instruction at the Defense Race Relations Institute (*now known as Defense Equal Opport
Kwame Kilpatrick
PROFESSION: Politician Mayor of Detroit. Youngest mayor of Detroit at age 31. Former state Representative.
Martin Luther King, Jr
PROFESSION: Civil Rights Activist "Famous Civil Rights Leader. Led the Civil Rights Movement. Organizer of the Montgomery bus boycott. Organizer of the SCLC. One of the leaders that organized the march on Washington in 1963 where he delivered his famous speech, ""I Have A Dream"". Nobel Peace
Bernard Kinsey
PROFESSION: Executive Former VP of Xerox. President of KBK Enterprises.
Christine Knighton
PROFESSION: Military Figure First African American female aviation officer to attain the rank of colonel. First African American female to lead a helicopter battalion.
Matthew Knowles
PROFESSION: Entertainment Father of Beyonce Knowles. Former business manager of group.
Lucy C. Laney
PROFESSION: Educator "Was on of the first people who entered the first class held at Atlanta University in 1869 at the age of 15. Graduated in 1873. Started the first school for black children in Augusta, GA as well as the first black nursing school in the city."
Spike Lee
PROFESSION: Entertainment "Wrote and directed many films including ""She's Gotta Have It"", ""Do The Right Thing"", ""School Daze"", ""Malcolm X"", and ""Get On The Bus""." Also attended [Clark] Atlanta University.
Dr. LaSalle Leffall
PROFESSION: Doctor Operated on Former US President Ronald Reagan to remove colon tumors.
Kenny Leon
PROFESSION: Entertainment "Was Artistic Director for The Alliance Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA, the largest regional theatre in the southeastern US. Produced and directed many films and plays."
Donny Hathaway
PROFESSION: Musical Artist Acclained singer of the 70s. Daughter is Lalah Hathaway.
Erskine Hawkins
PROFESSION: Musical Artist Acclaimed musician
Bob Hayes
Robert Lee ("Bullet Bob") Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002) was an Olympic gold-medal sprinter turned NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. An American track and field athlete, he was a two-sport stand-out in college in both track and football at Florida A&M Univer
Alice Henderson
PROFESSION: Military Figure First woman to be directly appointed as chaplain in the Army since the Civil War.
Willie Herenton
PROFESSION: Politician Former Memphis mayor
Alexis Herman
PROFESSION: Politician Was youngest Director of the Women's Bureau. Assistant to the President during Bill Clinton administration and Secretary of Labor during Clinton's second term.
Oliver White Hill
PROFESSION: Lawyer Winner of several landmark cases. Successfully litigated one of the school desegregation cases later decided by the Supreme Court in Brown vs Board of Education.