Historically Black colleges and universities

In the United States, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) (a type of Minority Serving Institution or MSI) are colleges or universities that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African-American community. Before 1964, African-Americans were almost always excluded from higher education opportunities at the predominantly white colleges and universities—with notable exceptions such as the integrated Oberlin College in Ohio.

Famous alumnae/i of HBCUs

Famous alumnae/i of historically black colleges include:

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• Mary McLeod Bethune (Barber-Scotia College)
• Julian Bond (Morehouse College)
• Ed Bradley (Cheyney University of Pennsylvania)
• Toni Braxton (Bowie State University)
• W.E.B. DuBois (Fisk University)
• Ralph Ellison (Tuskegee University)
• Medgar Evers (Alcorn State University)
• James L. Farmer Jr. (Wiley College)
• Maurice Hicks (North Carolina A&T University)
• Langston Hughes (Lincoln University (PA))
• Jesse Jackson (North Carolina A&T University)
• Samuel L. Jackson (Morehouse College)
• Martin Luther King Jr. (Morehouse College)
• Spike Lee (Morehouse College)
• Thurgood Marshall (Lincoln University (PA) and Howard University)
• Christa McAuliffe (Bowie State University) -- notable white graduate of an HBCU
• Ronald McNair (North Carolina A&T University)
• Steve McNair (Alcorn State University)
• Toni Morrison (Howard University)
• Hazel R. O'Leary (Fisk University)
• Rosa Parks
• Walter Payton (Jackson State University)
• Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley State University)
• Lionel Richie (Tuskegee University)
• David Satcher (Morehouse College)
• Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State University)
• Ruben Studdard (Alabama A&M University)
• Ben Wallace (Virginia Union University)
• Booker T. Washington (Hampton University)
• Essie Mae Washington-Williams (South Carolina State University)
• Oprah Winfrey (Tennessee State University)
• Andrew Young Jr. (Dillard University and Howard University)

See also:

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• List of historically black colleges of the United States
• A Different World- a sitcom set at a ficticious historically black college