Inductee Category: <span>Arts & Entertainment</span>
Ernest Eugene Barnes, Jr.
Ernie Barnes, a North Carolina Central alumnus, played in the NFL and then became a painter whose elongated figures defined a visual language of…
Dr. Tommie Stewart (Arts)
Tommie “Tonea” Stewart, a Jackson State University alumna, is an actress and director known for In the Heat of the Night and a long…
Denise Dowse
Denise Dowse, a Norfolk State University alumna, was an actress and director known for Beverly Hills, 90210 and a long list of television roles.…
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne, a Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumnus, was an actor and director whose voice and stage work ranged from Shakespeare to The Cowboys…
Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield, a Howard University alumna, is an Emmy-winning actress whose work includes The Josephine Baker Story, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate,…
Robert DoQui
Langston University
Irma Dolores Player Hall
Irma P. Hall, a Texas College alumna, is an actress known for Soul Food, The Ladykillers, and a long stage career. She taught school…
Olivia Ward
Bowie State University
Emmanuel Lewis
Emmanuel Lewis, a Clark Atlanta University alumnus, starred in the 1980s sitcom Webster and later completed his degree as an adult student. The Hall…
Tim Reid (Entertainment)
Tim Reid, a Norfolk State University alumnus, is an actor and producer known for WKRP in Cincinnati and Frank’s Place. He later built New…