On January 13, 1913, 22 African American female students at Howard University set out to build Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, a private, non-profit and public service organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to advance the well being of humankind. The women used, (and continue to use today), their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to those in need. Therefore, Howard University is an integral part of the organization’s history.
Notable Alumni of Howard University include:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
The first African-American governor L. Douglas Wilder
Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison
Savage Holdings LLC CEO and Howard Board of Trustees Chairman Frank Savage
Emmy Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad
Oopera singer Jessye Norman
Actress, producer and director Debbie Allen
The first African-American president of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. LaSalle Leffall, Jr.
Attorney, civil rights leader and Wall St. executive Vernon Jordan
Former mayor and United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young
The first female mayor of Atlanta, Shirley Franklin
Actress Taraji P. Henson
Noted author Zora Neale Hurston
Singer Roberta Flack
TV Personality Ananda Lewis
Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson
TV Personality LaLa Anthony
The list continues.
Little Known Black History Fact: Howard University was originally published on blackamericaweb.com