Black College History Makers
Ongoing recognition of some iconic figures who make up the community of Black college contributors. For more, see Ongoing recognition of some iconic figures who make up the community of Black college contributors. For more, see Famous Alumni
CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance…the only African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Rosalyn BrewerSpelman College
Former weather forecaster, ABC's Good Morning America from 1986 to 1998.
Spencer ChristianHampton University
Writer and the author of Roots: The Saga of an African American Family which a television miniseries viewed by 130 million in 1976.
Alex HaleyElizabeth City State University
Lawyer and civil rights activist…the first African American Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (October 1967 - October 1991). Led the NAACP fight for desegregation of public schools.
Thurgood MarshallLincoln University of Pennsylvania
The first full-time commissioner of the CIAA. President, NCAA College Division Commissioners’ Association; member: NCAA Council, NCAA Television Committee, Division II Basketball and Football Committees, Chairman, NCAA Professional Liaison Committee.
Robert "Bob" MoormanHampton University
Head tennis coach of the only HBCU to win an NCAA tennis title. Pirates won two NCAA Division II tennis championships, 22 straight CIAA titles and 11 consecutive MEAC championships and 1,068 matches.
Dr. Robert ScreenHampton Institute