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PHOTO GALLERIES

TJF Game Ambassadors

  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University
  • Photo: Chris Barber, Southern University

TJF Game Ambassadors

TJF Game Ambassadors - 2018-19 Football Season-Week 7

Central State University Hall of Fame Luncheon with Tom, Sybil and Magic Johnson

TJF Game Ambassadors - 2018-19 Football Season-Week 6

TJF Game Ambassadors - 2018-19 Football Season-Week 5

TJF Game Ambassadors - 2018-19 Football Season- Weeks 3 & 4

TJF Game Ambassadors - 2018-19 Football Season-Weeks 1-4

TJF Game Ambassadors - 2018-19 Football Season

Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"

  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Hosea James, Kortney James and Sybil Wilkes at the Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College alumni Hosea James attends the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • (From left to right: Jonathan Burton, TJMS co-host Sybil Wilkes, Michaela Homer, Doctor Stamps and Tougaloo College Alumni Chapter President Hosea James attend the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B.
  • Sherrita James and TJMS co-host Sybil Wilkes attend the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B" Tougaloo College fundraiser.
  • Zaria James and TJMS co-host Sybil Wilkes attend the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B" Tougaloo College fundraiser.

2018 BET Experience with Denny's in Los Angeles, CA

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Tom Joyner Speaks at the 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement

  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)

Chadwick Boseman Speaks at 2018 Howard University Commencement

  • Howard University Commencement Speaker Chadwick Boseman takes it all in during the 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Chadwick Boseman greets the crowd at Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • The graduates celebrate during Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Alumnus Chadwick Boseman addresses the Class of 2018 during the Howard University 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Dr. Chadwick Boseman receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the Howard University 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Chadwick Boseman greets the crowd with the Black Panther ͞Wakanda pose͟ during Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Chadwick Boseman stops to greet the audience along the processional route during Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)

2018 Concordia College Commencement

  • Tom Joyner speaks at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • Tom Joyner speaks at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)

2018 Full Ride Scholarship Banquet - Gallery 1

  • From left: Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough and TJF Public Relations consultant Neil Foote. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Dora Joyner and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Manager of Online Communications, Toure Pride, with Full Ride Scholarship finalists Aliyah Gardner, Morgan Bacon and Cailyn Clemons. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Manager of Online Communications, Toure Pride, and Full Ride Scholarship judge Nakia Douglas (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner with TJF volunteers, Kaila Gallimore (left) and Destiny McGee. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner addresses Full Ride Scholarship finalists. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner addresses Full Ride Scholarship finalists. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Founder Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship finalist Shola Jimoh, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Artis Flowers, president of the Dillard University Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter, Tom Joyner and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Artis Flowers, president of the Dillard University Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter, Tom Joyner and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Malkam Hawkins, his mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Morgan Bacon, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Lauren Bush, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Krupa Patel, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Bomani Kopano, his father and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Aliyah Gardner, her father and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Founder Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalists Alexis Washburn, Daudreanna Baker, Lauren Bush, Malkam Hawkins, Bomani Kopano, Morgan Bacon, Shola Jimoh, Cailyn Clemons, Krupa Patel, Aliyah Garner and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Daudreanna Baker, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Cailyn Clemons, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner speaks with Full Ride Scholarship banquet attendees. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Alexis Washburn, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., addresses attendees at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., addresses attendees at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Bomani Kopano and TJF Director of College Relations, Sonja Currie. TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., addresses attendees at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Teacher Quality Initiative consultant Cornell Thomas, TJF accountant Kathleen Parsons and TJF President Thomas Joyner, Jr. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Sybil Wilkes, co-host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, addresses the audience at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Sybil Wilkes, co-host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Shola Jimoh and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Texas Senator Royce West and scholarship judge Nakia Douglas. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)

2018 Full Ride Scholarship Banquet - Gallery 2

  • From left: Mother of Full Ride Scholarship finalist, Morgan Bacon, and Morgan Bacon. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Malkam Hawkins and his mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Lauren Bush and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Krupa Patel and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough (middle) and members of Dillard University Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough addresses the audience. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Banquet attendees Greer Christian, Jachel Redmond and TJF accountant Kathleen Parsons. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough and Artis Flowers, president of Dillard University Dallas Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Banquet attendees Jachel Redmond and daughter. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Alexis Washburn and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Aliyah Gardner and her father. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • 2018 Full Ride Scholarship Banquet (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left. Dora Joyner and TJF Executive Director Barbara Dunn-Harrington (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Bomani Kopano and his father. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Mother of scholarship finalist, Cailyn Clemons, Cailyn Clemons and TJF Director of Digital Strategy, Cherie S. White. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Scholarship banquet attendees pose for a picture. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)

NBA All-Stars and HBCU Grads

Notable Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

  • Alicia Keys, pianist and singer
  • Althea Gibson, graduate of Florida A&M University; in 1956, she became the first black athlete to win the French Open, becoming the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title.
  • Cassandra Wilson, singer
  • Cathy Hughes, entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive
  • Coretta Scott King, author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., Honorary member
  • Dr. Mae Jemison, honorary, first African-American woman astronaut
  • Dr. Patricia Bath, The first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose
  • Gladys Knight, singer
  • Kamala Harris, Senator of California
  • Dr. Maya Angelou, poet and author
  • Phylicia Rashad, actress
  • Sharon Pratt, mayor of Washington D.C. 1991-1995; first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city
  • Sonia Sonchez, poet
  • Toni Morrison, author
  • Wanda Sykes, comedianne and actress
  • Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University
  • Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Congresswoman
  • Suzanne Malveaux, CNN anchor

Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"

  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Hosea James, Kortney James and Sybil Wilkes at the Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • Tougaloo College alumni Hosea James attends the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B"
  • (From left to right: Jonathan Burton, TJMS co-host Sybil Wilkes, Michaela Homer, Doctor Stamps and Tougaloo College Alumni Chapter President Hosea James attend the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B.
  • Sherrita James and TJMS co-host Sybil Wilkes attend the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B" Tougaloo College fundraiser.
  • Zaria James and TJMS co-host Sybil Wilkes attend the 26th Annual "A Night of Jazz and R&B" Tougaloo College fundraiser.

2018 BET Experience with Denny's in Los Angeles, CA

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Tom Joyner Speaks at the 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement

  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)
  • 2018 Morris Brown College Commencement, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Photo: Spurgeon Dennis, Jr.)

Chadwick Boseman Speaks at 2018 Howard University Commencement

  • Howard University Commencement Speaker Chadwick Boseman takes it all in during the 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Chadwick Boseman greets the crowd at Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • The graduates celebrate during Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Alumnus Chadwick Boseman addresses the Class of 2018 during the Howard University 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Dr. Chadwick Boseman receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the Howard University 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Chadwick Boseman greets the crowd with the Black Panther ͞Wakanda pose͟ during Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)
  • Chadwick Boseman stops to greet the audience along the processional route during Howard University’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Howard University)

2018 Concordia College Commencement

  • Tom Joyner speaks at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • Tom Joyner speaks at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)
  • (From left: Concordia College President Dr. William Craft, a graduating student and TJF Founder Tom Joyner at the 2018 Concordia College Commencement. (Photo: Willie Harris II)

2018 Full Ride Scholarship Banquet - Gallery 1

  • From left: Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough and TJF Public Relations consultant Neil Foote. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Dora Joyner and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Manager of Online Communications, Toure Pride, with Full Ride Scholarship finalists Aliyah Gardner, Morgan Bacon and Cailyn Clemons. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Manager of Online Communications, Toure Pride, and Full Ride Scholarship judge Nakia Douglas (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner with TJF volunteers, Kaila Gallimore (left) and Destiny McGee. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner addresses Full Ride Scholarship finalists. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner addresses Full Ride Scholarship finalists. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Founder Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship finalist Shola Jimoh, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Artis Flowers, president of the Dillard University Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter, Tom Joyner and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Artis Flowers, president of the Dillard University Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter, Tom Joyner and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Malkam Hawkins, his mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Morgan Bacon, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Lauren Bush, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Krupa Patel, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Bomani Kopano, his father and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Aliyah Gardner, her father and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Founder Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalists Alexis Washburn, Daudreanna Baker, Lauren Bush, Malkam Hawkins, Bomani Kopano, Morgan Bacon, Shola Jimoh, Cailyn Clemons, Krupa Patel, Aliyah Garner and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Daudreanna Baker, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Cailyn Clemons, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF Founder Tom Joyner speaks with Full Ride Scholarship banquet attendees. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Tom Joyner, Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Alexis Washburn, her mother and Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., addresses attendees at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., addresses attendees at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., Full Ride Scholarship Finalist Bomani Kopano and TJF Director of College Relations, Sonja Currie. TJF President, Thomas Joyner, Jr., addresses attendees at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: TJF Teacher Quality Initiative consultant Cornell Thomas, TJF accountant Kathleen Parsons and TJF President Thomas Joyner, Jr. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Sybil Wilkes, co-host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, addresses the audience at the Full Ride Scholarship banquet. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Sybil Wilkes, co-host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show and Texas Senator Royce West. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Shola Jimoh and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Texas Senator Royce West and scholarship judge Nakia Douglas. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)

2018 Full Ride Scholarship Banquet - Gallery 2

  • From left: Mother of Full Ride Scholarship finalist, Morgan Bacon, and Morgan Bacon. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Malkam Hawkins and his mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Lauren Bush and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Krupa Patel and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough (middle) and members of Dillard University Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough addresses the audience. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Banquet attendees Greer Christian, Jachel Redmond and TJF accountant Kathleen Parsons. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough and Artis Flowers, president of Dillard University Dallas Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Banquet attendees Jachel Redmond and daughter. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Alexis Washburn and her mother. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Aliyah Gardner and her father. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • 2018 Full Ride Scholarship Banquet (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left. Dora Joyner and TJF Executive Director Barbara Dunn-Harrington (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Full Ride Scholarship finalist Bomani Kopano and his father. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • From left: Mother of scholarship finalist, Cailyn Clemons, Cailyn Clemons and TJF Director of Digital Strategy, Cherie S. White. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)
  • Scholarship banquet attendees pose for a picture. (Photo: Jesse Hornbuckle)

NBA All-Stars and HBCU Grads

Notable Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

  • Alicia Keys, pianist and singer
  • Althea Gibson, graduate of Florida A&M University; in 1956, she became the first black athlete to win the French Open, becoming the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title.
  • Cassandra Wilson, singer
  • Cathy Hughes, entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive
  • Coretta Scott King, author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., Honorary member
  • Dr. Mae Jemison, honorary, first African-American woman astronaut
  • Dr. Patricia Bath, The first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose
  • Gladys Knight, singer
  • Kamala Harris, Senator of California
  • Dr. Maya Angelou, poet and author
  • Phylicia Rashad, actress
  • Sharon Pratt, mayor of Washington D.C. 1991-1995; first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city
  • Sonia Sonchez, poet
  • Toni Morrison, author
  • Wanda Sykes, comedianne and actress
  • Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University
  • Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Congresswoman
  • Suzanne Malveaux, CNN anchor

Notable Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

  • Alice Dugged Cary, second president of Morris Brown College, former president of the Georgia State Federation of Coloured Women
  • Anita Hill attorney, law professor and civil rights activist
  • Danielle Belton, Editor in chief at The Root
  • Dionne Warwick, singer
  • Dr. Elmira Mangum, former and first female president of Florida A&M University
  • Elisabeth Omilami, Human rights activist and CEO of Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless
  • Esther Rolle, actress
  • Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
  • Ja'net Dubois, actress
  • Minnie Riperton, singer
  • Sheryl Underwood, comedianne and co-host of "The Talk"
  • Syleena Johnson, singer and co-host of "Sister Circle"
  • Traci Braxton, singer
  • Zora Neale Hurston, author

Notable Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

  • Alicia Keys, pianist and singer
  • Althea Gibson, graduate of Florida A&M University; in 1956, she became the first black athlete to win the French Open, becoming the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title.
  • Cassandra Wilson, singer
  • Cathy Hughes, entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive
  • Coretta Scott King, author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., Honorary member
  • Dr. Mae Jemison, honorary, first African-American woman astronaut
  • Dr. Patricia Bath, The first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose
  • Gladys Knight, singer
  • Kamala Harris, Senator of California
  • Dr. Maya Angelou, poet and author
  • Phylicia Rashad, actress
  • Sharon Pratt, mayor of Washington D.C. 1991-1995; first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city
  • Sonia Sonchez, poet
  • Toni Morrison, author
  • Wanda Sykes, comedianne and actress
  • Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University
  • Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Congresswoman
  • Suzanne Malveaux, CNN anchor

Notable Ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

  • Angela Bassett, actress, Golden Globe Award winner and Oscar Award nominee
  • Cicely Tyson, actress and Emmy Award-winner
  • Artist; Honorary member
  • Tamar Davis, singer on NBC's The Voice
  • Shirley Caesar, gospel artist
  • Ruby Dee Davis, actress
  • Mara Brock Akil, tv writer and producer, creator of Girlfriends and The Game
  • Kym Whitley, comedianne and actress
  • Keisha Knight Pulliam, actress and entrepreneur; star of The Cosby Show
  • Joyce Ladner, first woman to serve as President of Howard University
  • Johnetta B. Cole, first African American female president of Spelman College from 1987–1997 and president of Bennett College from 2002–2007; currently Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
  • Jacque Reid, contributor to the Tom Joyner Morning Show and former anchorwoman on BET Nightly News
  • Gwen Ifill, managing editor and moderator for Washington Week and senior correspondent for The NewsHour on PBS; Honorary member
  • Elizabeth Catlett, sculptor and printmaker
  • Dr. Valarie Ena Swain-Cade McCoullum, First Female President of Cheyney University
  • Dr. Trudie K. Reed, Ed.D., former President of Bethune-Cookman College; 11th president of Philander Smith College; First female president of Philander Smith in 125 years
  • Dr. Marvalene Hughes, former President of Dillard University
  • Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, Ed.D, former and first President of Norfolk State University; First female CEO of a 4-year, state supported university in Virginia
  • Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President of Bennett College, economist, columnist and author
  • Aunjanue Eliis, Broadway actress and star in the movie "Ray"
  • Adrienne-Joi Johnson, actress in "A Different World", "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and the movie "House Party"

Famous Men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

  • Al Roker, meteorologist and TV personality
  • Bobby Jones, gospel singer
  • Emmitt Smith, ex-NFL player
  • James Weldon Johnson, composer of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
  • Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor
  • Hines Ward, ex-NFL player
  • Jerry Rice, ex-NFL player
  • Kurt Carr, gospel singer
  • Terrence Howard, actor
  • George Washington Carver, inventor
  • Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party
  • Reverend Al Sharpton, activist and TV host

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