Notable Alumni of Prairie View A & M University

Emanuel Cleaver 1944–

U.S. Representative from Missouri and former Kansas City mayor

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1972

Also attended: Saint Paul School of Theology

Craig Washington 1941–

Former U.S. representative from Texas

Also attended: Texas Southern University

Christia Adair 1893–1989

Texas civil rights activist and suffragist

Teaching

Also attended: Huston-Tillotson University

Maya Rockeymoore 1971–

Political scientist, pundit and technology entrepreneur

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Spouse: Elijah Cummings (Howard University, University of Maryland, Baltimore)

Percy Sutton 1920–2009

Manhattan borough president, lawyer, civil rights activist

Also attended: Brooklyn Law School, Columbia University in the City of New York, Hampton University

James Earl White 1964–

Former Texas House Republican member

Also attended: University of Houston

Lulu Belle Madison White 1900–1957

Teacher and civil rights activist

Inez Beverly Prosser 1895–1934

Psychologist, regarded as first Black woman psychology PhD

Attended until 1916

Also attended: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Megan Thee Stallion 1995–

Rapper, songwriter and actress

Also attended: Texas Southern University

Mr. T 1952–

Actor and former professional wrestler

DJ Premier 1966–

Record producer and DJ of Gang Starr

Charles Brown 1922–1999

Blues singer and pianist

Dewey Redman 1931–2006

Free jazz saxophonist and bandleader

Also attended: University of North Texas

Child: Joshua Redman (Harvard University)

Terry Ellis 1963–

Founding member of R&B group En Vogue

Loni Love 1971–

Comedian, TV host and former electrical engineer

Clora Bryant 1927–2019

American jazz trumpeter

Kirko Bangz 1989–

Rapper best known for "Drank in My Cup"

Dorrough 1986–

Rapper and songwriter

Cecil Cooper 1949–

Former MLB first baseman and manager

Marla Brumfield 1978–

Former WNBA basketball player

Essie Washington 1957–

Middle-distance runner, 1979 Pan American Games 800m champion

Jim Kearney 1943–2024

Professional football safety in the NFL and AFL

Bo Farrington 1936–1964

Football player for the Chicago Bears

Sundiata Acoli 1937–

Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army member