Notable Alumni of Morgan State University

Kweisi Mfume 1948–

US congressman and former NAACP president

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1976

Also attended: Baltimore City Community College, Johns Hopkins University, Community College of Baltimore County

Parren Mitchell 1922–2007

First African American congressman from Maryland

Sibling: Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. (Lincoln University)

Catherine E. Pugh 1950–

Former mayor of Baltimore

William E. Ward 1949–

Retired US Army general; first AFRICOM commander

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University

Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa 1955–

Head of Nigeria's Federal Housing Authority, former senator

Also attended: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Wilson Goode 1938–

First African American mayor of Philadelphia

Child: W. Wilson Goode, Jr. (University of Pennsylvania)

Vivian Caver 1928–2021

Washington state representative

Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Curt Anderson 1949–

Maryland delegate, lawyer and former broadcaster

Also attended: University of Baltimore, University System of Maryland

Tebelelo Seretse

First woman Botswana ambassador to the US

Also attended: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Larry R. Ellis 1946–

Retired US Army general, former Forces Command commander

Bachelor of Science · Physical education

Also attended: Indiana University-Bloomington

H. Steven Blum 1946–

Retired Army lieutenant general, former National Guard Bureau chief

Also attended: University of Baltimore

Joseph C. Howard, Sr. 1922–2000

Federal judge in Maryland, first African American

Also attended: Drake University, University of Iowa

Clarence W. Blount 1921–2003

First Black majority leader of Maryland Senate

Andre M. Ebanks

Premier of the Cayman Islands

David R. Craig 1949–

Harford County Executive in Maryland

Also attended: Towson University

Yogananda Pittman 2000–

UC Berkeley police chief, ex-Capitol Police acting chief

Bachelor's degree · Psychology · Class of 1999

Also attended: Marist University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Earl G. Graves Sr. 1935–2020

Entrepreneur, publisher and advocate of African-American businesses

Child: Earl G. Graves, Jr. (Yale University, Harvard University)

Valerie Thomas 1943–

Data scientist and inventor of the illusion transmitter

Also attended: Simmons University

Gloria C. Gilmer 1928–2021

Mathematician and educator

Licentiate

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania, Marquette University, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Harold T. Pinkett 1914–2001

Historian, first African-American archivist at US National Archives

Also attended: American University, University of Pennsylvania

Helen G. Edmonds 1911–1955

Historian, scholar and graduate school dean

Bachelor's degree · History · Class of 1933

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Samuel L. Myers Sr. 1919–2021

Economist, university president and civil rights advocate

Also attended: Boston University, Harvard University

Mo'Nique 1967–

Stand-up comedian and actress

Lester Speight 1963–

Actor, former football player and pro wrestler

Deniece Williams 1950–

R&B and soul singer

Anne Wiggins Brown 1912–2009

Soprano; original Bess in Porgy and Bess

James Alan McPherson 1943–2016

Writer, first African-American Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction

Also attended: University of Iowa, Harvard University, Morris Brown College

LaChanze 1961–

Actress and singer, Tony Award winner

Also attended: University of the Arts

Spouse: Derek Fordjour (Morehouse College, Harvard University)

Blanche Calloway 1902–1978

Jazz singer, bandleader and composer

Sibling: Cab Calloway (Lincoln University)

Arna Bontemps 1902–1973

Harlem Renaissance poet and novelist

Attended until 1969

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, Pacific Union College, University of Chicago

Robert F. Chew 1960–2013

Actor best known as Proposition Joe in The Wire

Antonio Fresco 1983–

DJ, music producer and radio personality

Attended until 2005

Also attended: University of Maryland Global Campus

Leila Danette 1909–2012

African-American stage, film and television actress

Also attended: Howard University

Albert Dailey 1938–1984

Jazz pianist

Mmekutmfon Essien 1967–2001

Nigerian-American photographer

April Ryan 1967–

White House correspondent and author

Walt Dickerson 1931–2008

Jazz vibraphone player

Tanya Trotter 1977–

Actress and singer in Sister Act 2

Carlton Moss 1909–1997

African-American film director and screenwriter

Dan Foster 1958–2020

Radio personality and former Idol judge in Nigeria

Also attended: Towson University

George Rhoden 1926–2024

Jamaican sprinter, two Olympic golds in 1952

Omos 1992–

Nigerian WWE wrestler and former college basketball player

Also attended: University of South Florida-Main Campus

Rochelle Stevens 1966–

Sprinter, 1996 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist

Jack Pierce 1962–

Former American hurdler

Josh Culbreath 1932–2021

Hurdler, 1956 Olympic bronze medalist

Donald Sanford 1987–

American-Israeli Olympic 400 metre sprinter

Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe, Central Arizona College

Rosey Brown 1932–2004

NFL offensive tackle for the New York Giants

Leroy Kelly 1942–

Cleveland Browns running back; Pro Football Hall of Famer

Willie Lanier 1945–

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, Pro Football Hall of Famer

Wendy Vereen 1966–

Former American sprinter

Len Ford 1926–1972

Professional American football end

Attended until 1945

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Marvin Webster 1952–2009

Former NBA and ABA basketball player

Reggie Holmes 1987–

Former professional basketball player

Andrea Thomas 1968–

Jamaican track athlete and two-time Olympian

Clarence Gaines 1923–2005

Winston-Salem State University basketball coach

Also attended: Teachers College at Columbia University

Sijara Eubanks 1985–

Mixed martial artist who fought in UFC women's bantamweight

Marilyn Bevans 1948–

Marathon runner, first African-American woman under three hours

Also attended: Springfield College

Vashti Murphy McKenzie 1947–

AME bishop and National Council of Churches president

Also attended: Howard University, University of Maryland-College Park, United Theological Seminary

Spouse: Stan McKenzie (New York University)

Agnes Kane Callum 1926–2015

Genealogist researching Maryland's African-American history

Louise Archer 1893–1948

Teacher and activist for African American education