Notable Black Americans (past and present) who have attended HBCUs

• Rosalind G. Brewer, CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance (Spelman College, current chair of the board of trustees)

• Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President (Howard University)

• Oprah Winfrey, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Harpo Inc. (Tennessee State University)

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Morehouse College)

• Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Lincoln University, Howard University)

• Aisha “Pinky” Cole, Founder and CEO of Slutty Vegan burger chain (Clark Atlanta University)

• Melissa Butler, Founder and CEO of the Lip Bar, a vegan lipstick sold at Target (Florida A&M University)