![Rochelle Stevens (second from left) is a 1996 Olympic Games...]()
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Rochelle Stevens (second from left) is a 1996 Olympic Games Bronze Medalist for the track and field 4x400 relay team and a silver medalist from 1992. Stevens graduated in 1988.
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Kweisi Mfume pays tribute at the funeral for Frank M. Conaway, Sr., Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, which was held at the Carl Murphy Fine Arts Building of Morgan State University.
![Leroy Kelly graduated in 1963 (left), Willie Lanie graduated in...]()
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Leroy Kelly graduated in 1963 (left), Willie Lanie graduated in 1966 (second to right) and Franklin Roosevelt graduated in 1952 (right). All are former NFL player and members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Maysa Leak is an American smooth jazz singer known for her solo work and work with the British band Icognito. in 2015, she released the album, "Back 2 Love." Leak graduated in 1991 with a degree in classical performance. While a student at Morgan, Leak performed with the Morgan State University Choir. The native Baltimorean attended Milford Mill High School in Baltimore County.
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Entrepreneur and founder of "Black Enterprise Magazine," Earl G. Graves' philanthropic efforts at Morgan were rewarded with the naming the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management. Graves graduated in 1957.
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Verda Welcome was the first African-American woman in the United States to be elected to a state senate. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Morgan in 1939. Morgan State University's Welcome Bridge is named in her honor.
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Deniece Williams is a Grammy Award-winning R&B and gospel singer who was popular in the 1980s ("Let's Hear It for the Boy") and '90s. She attended Morgan with dreams of becoming a nurse, but dropped out after a year and a half.
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Competing primarily in the 400 meter hurdles, track and field athlete Josh Culbreath (right) was the 1956 summer Olympics bronze medalist. Culbreath graduated in 1955 with a bachelor of arts in political science.
![Baltimore native actress and comedian Mo'Nique, who rose to fame...]()
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Baltimore native actress and comedian Mo'Nique, who rose to fame with the UPN show "The Parkers," received her first Academy Award for her captivating performance in "Precious." She attended Milford Mill High School.
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After narrowly beating long-time incumbent Samuel Friedel in the 1970 Democratic primary, Mitchell became the first African-American to represent the state in the U.S. Congress. He remained a member of the House for 16 years and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Dubbed the "Human Eraser," Marvin Webster played for the Denver Nuggets, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks. Webster was born in Baltimore, attended Edmondson High School and graduated from Morgan in 1974. Pictured: Marvin Webster (center) with teammates Pat Edwards (left) and Tony Blount (right) on campus at Morgan.
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Harry Cole was the first African-American to be elected to the State Senate of Maryland. Cole graduated as class valedictorian in 1943. He attended Douglass High School.
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From 1996 to 2013, Robert M. Bell served as Chief Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals. Bell had been a judge at every level on the Maryland Courts system. He majored in history and political science and attended Dunbar High School.
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