Robert Abbott
In 1905, Abbott became the founder of the highest circulating Black-owned newspaper in the country, the Chicago Defender.
Sykes is a nationally renowned actress, comedian and writer who won an Emmy in 1999 for her work as a writer on “The Chris Rock Show.”
The celebrity disc jockey and music producer is one of the three hosts for “The Breakfast Club.”
Spencer Overton
Overton is a lawyer, professor and president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C.
Douglas Palmer
Palmer is the first African American mayor in Trenton, New Jersey, elected in 1990 and re-elected four times.
