Alpha Phi Alpha Founded December 4th, 1906 at Cornell University
 John H. Johnson |
 Thurgood Marshall |
 Countee Cullen |
 Frederick Douglas |
 Eric Jerome Dickey |
 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
 W.E.B. Dubois |
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Founded 1908 at Howard University
 Maya Angelou |
 Coretta Scott King |
 Rosa Parks |
 Toni Morrison |
 Bebe Moore Campbell |
 Iyanla Vanzant |
 Alice Walker |
 Ntozake Shange |
Kappa Alpha Psi, Founded January 5th, 1911
 Johnnie Cochran |
 Ralph Abernathy |
 Arthur Ashe |
 Bill Russell |
 John Conyers |
 Tavis Smiley |
 4 Star Gen. Daniel Chappie James |
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Founded 1911, Howard University
 Tom Joyner |
 Langston Hughes |
 Earl Graves |
 Dr. Carter G. Woodson |
 Michael Jordan |
 Jesse Jackson |
Delta Sigma Theta, Founded 1913, Howard University
Ruby Dee
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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
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Shirley Chisolm
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Dr. Dorothy Height
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Nikki Giovanni
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Phi Beta Sigma, Founded 1914, Howard University
 Armstrong Williams |
 George Washington Carver |
 Les Brown |
 John Lewis |
 James Weldon Johnson |
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Founded 1920, Howard University
 Gwendolyn Brooks |
 Zora Neale Hurston |
 Esther Rolle |
 Sarah Vaughn |
 Minnie Ripperton |
Sigma Gamma Rho, Founded 1922, Butler University
Hattie McDaniels
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Alice Childress
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Vanessa Bell Armstrong
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April Sinclair
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Victoria Rowell
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Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Founded 1963, Morgan State University
 Zemira Jones Vice-President of Operations, Radio One, Inc |
 Calvin Murphy, NBA Hall of Fame |
 Congressman Bobby Rush, Illinois |
 Actor T.C. Carson |
 Weatherman, Spencer Christian |
 Dave Leitao Head Basketball Coach, University of Virginia |