6 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 11 Number 6


March 2017


Famous Women Who Attended HBCUs


Nikki Giovanni


Nikki Giovanni graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and Columbia University. She has three New York Times and a Los Angeles Times Best-Sellers, has been nominated for a Grammy, and has been a finalist for the National Book Award.


Erykah Badu


Erykah Badu attended Grambling State


University. Badu is an


American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress. She has won awards like Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Album.


Wanda Sykes Wanda


Sykes


graduated include Comedy


from


Hampton University. Sykes is a comedian, actress and writer. Her awards


Commie Award for Funniest TV Actress, GLADD Stephen F. Kolzak Award and Activism in the Arts honor, just to name a few.


Central


Phylicia Rashaad


Phylicia Rashaad graduated magna cum laude from Howard University. Rashad played on one of the most popular TV shows that families idolize, “The Cosby Show”.


Wendy Raquel Robinson Debbie Allen Esther Rolle


Debbie Allen graduated cum laude from Howard University and is a phenomenal poet and art director. Allen gave back to the community and showed her successes


though


opening the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in California.


Francena McCorory


Francena McCorory graduated from Hampton University. McCorory is the NCAA and American indoor record holder for the 400 meters. In the 2014 World Indoor Championships,


was a double gold medal winner taking the 400 meters and the 4x400 relay titles. Francena was also named HBCU Top 30 Under 30 in 2014.


Zora Neale Hurston Keyshia Knight Pulliam


Keyshia Knight Pulliam graduated from Spelman College. Keyshia was six years old when she became the youngest performer ever nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in “The Cosby Show”.


Eva Marcille


Eva Marcille attended Clark Atlanta University. Eva is the winner of season three America’s Next Top Model. She has been the face of multiple companies representing beauty.


Alice Walker


Alice Walker graduated from Spelman College. Walker is


of Walker’s most an


activist, American novelist, short story writer and a poet. The Color Purple is one famous works.


Zora Neale Hurston attended Howard University. She was an African American novelist, short story writer folklorist, and Hurston


published various essays and short stories.


anthropologist. plays,


she


Esther Rolle went to Spelman College. Rolle was best known for her role on the hit show “Good Times” as Florida Evans and was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Golden Globe Award for that role.


Wendy Raquel Robinson graduated cum laude at Howard University. She has been on television and in film since 1993. Robinson co-founded the Amazing Grace


Conservatory, a school for media and production.


Lynn Whitfield Lynn Whitfield graduated


Kamala Harris Jacque Reid


Jacque Reid graduated from Clark Atlanta University and earned her Master’s degree at Northwestern University. Reid has been a credible broadcast journalist for over 15 years.


Gladys Knight


Gladys Knight graduated from Shaw University with honors. She is known as the “Empress of Soul” and has won seven Grammys. Knight was very talented in her other careers as well as being


an actress businesswoman. Pam Oliver Anika Noni Rose


Anika Noni Rose graduated from Florida A&M University. Rose’s acting career have been extensive with lead roles in Dream Girls, The Princess and the Frog, and A Raisin in the Sun. She became a Disney legend as the face of Disney’s black princess “Tiana”.


K. Michelle (Kimberly Michelle Pate)


K. Michelle graduated from Florida A&M University. She is thriving in her orbits as a singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist and


personality. All three of her albums were successful, ranking her number one on the Hip-Hop/R&B Charts.


Omarosa Manigault


Omarosa Manigault graduated from Central State


University television and is


currently working on her Ph.D at Howard University. Manigault received attention as a public figure after competing Apprentice.


in Celebrity


LaTanya Richardson Jackson LaTanya


Richardson Jackson


graduated from Spelman College. Jackson is an actress and producer. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress.


Pam Oliver graduated from Florida A&M University. Oliver reported for the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, ESPN and Fox Sports.


and now a


Kamala Harris graduated from Howard University. Harris is the second black woman and first Indian American elected to serve in the United States Senate. She was honored as a "Woman of Power" and received the Thurgood Marshall Award.


has won


from


Howard University. Whitfield is an actress and producer. Over the years, she


five NAACP


Awards. She has been in film for over 30 years.


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