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| Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Marian Anderson First African-American woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera Dr. Maya Angelou Renowned novelist, poet, educator, dancer. National Ambassador for the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, Grammy winner for Best Spoken Word. Her works include "And Still I Rise" and "Phenomenal Woman". Ella Fitzgerald Internationally famous jazz singer, known as the "First Lady of Song". Vonetta Flowers First African-American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics for bobsledding. Star Jones Starlet Jones is a lawyer, former assistant district attorney and former NBC news correspondent. She is also a past 2nd National President of AKA. She is currently a co-host of TV Show "The View". Coretta Scott King Civil Rights Activist, Director of Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change and Civil Rights Activism. Gladys Knight Accomplished singer and actress. Toni Morrison Nobel prize winning novelist and poet whos works include Song of Solomon and Beloved. Rosa Parks Known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", for refusing to give up her seat to a white man in 1955. This launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted for one year. Suzanne de Passe Chairman and CEO of de Passe Entertainment. Phylicia Rashad Actress on the award-winning Cosby show and the TV series Cosby. Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian and former First Lady of the United States. Sonia Sanchez Noted author and poet. Jada Pinkett-Smith Actress whose works include: The Nutty Professor, Set It Off, Menace to Society, and A Different World. Iyanla Vanzant Author of 10 books and Public Inspirational Speaker. Lynn Whitfield Humanitarian and actress. She is the star of The Jospehine Baker Story. |
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| Famous Women of Alpha Kappa Alpha |