Marian Anderson, singer
Maya Angelou, world-renowned poet
Vanessa Bell Calloway, actress
Bebe Moore Campbell, author
Diahann Carroll, singer and actress
Suzette Charles, entertainer
Ella Fitzgerald, singer
Marla Gibbs, actress
Althea Gibson, tennis champion
Chamique Holdsclaw, WNBA Star
Dr. Mae Jemison, first Black woman in space
Edie Bernice Johnson, U.S. Representative from Texas
Star Jones-Reynolds, TV personality
Sharon Pratt Kelly, former mayor of Washington D.C
Alicia Keys, Grammy award winning artist
Coretta Scott King, community leader and civil rights activist
Gladys Knight, singer
Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative from Texas
Toni Morrison, author
Constance Baker Motley, civil rights activist and senator
Nichelle Nichols, actress and singer
Jessye Norman, opera singer
Rosa Parks, civil rights activist
Suzanne de Passe, CEO of de Passe entertainment
Jo Marie Payton, actress
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
Phylicia Rashad, Tony award winning actress
Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the United States
Wanda Sykes, comedienne
Iyanla Vanzant, author
Alice Walker, Pulitzer prize winning author
Lynn Whitfield, actress