Celebrities Who Went To A Historically Black College (HBCU)

Check out famous folks who represent historically black colleges and universities below.

1. Lance Gross – Howard

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2. Spike Lee – Morehouse College

3. Diddy – Howard University

4. LaLa – Howard University

5. Erykah Badu -Grambling State University

6. Common – Florida A&M University

7. Eva Marcille – Clark Atlanta University

8. Director Debbie Allen (L) and sister actress Phylicia Rashad – Howard University

9. Wanda Sykes – Hampton University

10. Anika Noni Rose – FAMU

11. David Banner – Southern University

12. Yolanda Adams – TSU

13. Lionel Richie (Left) – Tuskegee University

14. Gladys Knight – Shaw University

15. Keenan Ivory Wayans – Tuskegee University

16. Rick Ross – Albany State University

17. Toni Braxton – Bowie State University

18. Wale – Bowie State University

19. Jerry Rice – Mississippi Valley State University

20. Kym Whitley – Fisk University

21. Keshia Knight Pullium – Spelman

Keshia Knight Pulliam made the transition from well-known child actress to college co-ed at Atlanta’s Spelman College, where she would study major in Sociology with a concentration in Film. After graduating with honors in 2001, she would portray the wife of Lance Gross on House of Payne. hbcu

22. Michael Strahan – TSU

23. K. Michelle – FAMU

24. Terrence J – North Carolina A&T University.

Terrence J graduated from North Carolina A&T University.

25. Ruben Studdard

R&B singer & American Idol winner Ruben Studdard attended Alabama A&M for three years before auditioning for the singing competition. He was awarded an honorary Masters in 2015.

26. Kamala Harris – Howard University

Kamala Harris graduated from Howard University. 

27. Oprah Winfrey – Tennessee State University

28. Anthony Anderson – Howard University

29. Samuel L Jackson – Morehouse College

30. Tom Joyner – Tuskegee