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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

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