Academics
Condoleezza Rice
Professor, diplomat, political scientist, politician, provost
Condoleezza started her political career while in college as an intern under the Carter Administration. She worked for Stanton University after graduation, eventually becoming Provost. She lended her talents to the Presidential administrations of both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, eventually becoming the first female National Security Advisor and the first female African American Secretary of State. She initiated the policy of Transformational Diplomacy, which has reformed diplomatic policies throughout the world.
Stephen L. Carter
Law professor, writer, columnist
Stephen graduated from Stanford with a B.A. in history and a J.D. from Yale. After serving as law clerk in the US Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. and subsequently for US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Stephen began teaching at the Yale Law School in 1982, where he still teaches. He has written several fiction and non-fiction books that have won awards and been on the the New York Times Best Seller List several times. He also is a frequent contributor to newspapers, magazines and online to Bloomberg.com.
Robert Moses
Educator, civil rights activist
Bob graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1952 and received a B.A. from Hamilton College in 1956. In 1958 he began his teaching career in the Bronx of New York City as a math teacher and private tutor. He became active in the Civil Rights Movement in 1960 when he became a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. In 1964 he became the co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations and one of his main goals was to get as many Blacks as possible to register to vote. He is also credited with the creation of the Algebra Project - a math literacy program aimed at low income student and students of color achieve higher math skills required for entry into college.
Horace Cooper
Educator, commentator, lawyer
Cooper has held positions such as assistant professor of law at George Mason University School of Law, counsel to the Honorable Richard Armey, chief of staff at the Voice of America and the Department of Labor's Employment Standard's Administration. He currently is a writer and commentator for various platforms, research fellow at Heartland Institute and Director of Law and Regulation at the Institute of Liberty. He also holds the position of Director with the National Center for Public Policy Research, where he is co-chair of Project 21.
Ramona Edelin
Educator, businesswoman
Ramona earned her bachelor's degree from Fisk University in 1969. Shortly after, she also completed both her Master's degree and PhD while beginning her teaching career. She taught for institutions such as University of Maryland, Emerson College and Northeastern University, where she founded the first African American Studies program. In 1972 while teaching at Northeastern, she began introducing the term African American to the academic community. She later joined the National Urban Coalition, created the Executive Leadership Program and the M. Carl Holman Leadership Development Institute, as well as many other educational programs. She then went to work for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and was appointed to the Presidential Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Clinton.
Bobby William Austin
Educator, sociologist, author
Austin earned a bachelor's, a master's and a PhD in sociology. He was the first full-time African American faculty member at Georgetown University. He has used his position with the W.K. Kellog Foundation to fund many different initiatives to assist the African American community. He founded The Village Foundation and assisted with the creation of The National Endowment for the Public Trust, the People's Program and the civic league. He has been on the board of programs such as the National Housing Trust, the Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy and the World Policy Council.
