Black  Courage  Foundation

Knowledge. Truth. Inspiration.
 

www.BlackCourageFoundation.org


Rescuing, Preserving, Documenting and Exhibiting the Courage of African
Americans over the Past Four Centuries
and the Contributions of People of
African Descent in Development of Ancient Civilizations.

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~ Black Courage Foundation ~

B O A R D   O F   A D V I S O R S

 

Alphabetical Order

 

-- Paxton K. Baker, Executive Vice President & General Manager, BET Jazz

-- Albert McLeod Bethune, President, Mary McLeod Bethune Legacy Continuation Foundation
-- Vivian Berryhill, President, National Coalition of Pastors' Spouses

-- Martin Bernal,     Professor of Government (Cornell University), Author, Black Athena:  The Afro-asiatic Roots of
          Classical Civilization.

-- Charles L. Blockson, Curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (Temple University)

-- Pat Boone,  Singer, Author, Entertainer

-- Robert Bracy, Business Manager

-- James Brown, Fox Television Sports

-- Les Brown,  World Renowned Speaker, Successful Entrepreneur, Best Selling Author, Radio and TV Personality
-- Benjamin Burkes, Jr. -
Director General, World Alliance of Mayors

-- Pierre Bynum, Newsletter editor

-- Dr. Tony Campolo, Author, Professor of Sociology (Eastern University)

-- Dr. Ben Carson, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery (Johns Hopkins Hospital), Author

-- A. Ray Charles   CEO and President of A Ray of Light, Inc

-- George Curry, Syndicated Columnist; Former editor of Emerge Magazine

-- Peter H. Daly, Senior Executive (38 years experience), International Consultant, National Security Analyst, Research
          Associate at Harvard

-- Dr. Charles Finch, Historian, Author,  and Director of International Health (Morehouse School of Medicine) 

-- Steve Fitzhugh, President, The House (Washington, DC) and Executive Director, Power Moves

-- Melvin Forbes, Corporate Executive, Political Strategist and Entrepreneur, Forbes Consulting & Associates

-- Arun Gandhi, Founder, M.K.Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence (Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi)

-- Don B. Griffin, Author, Historian, Organizational Development Specialist

-- Jackson Hamiter, CEO, Brooklyn Film Company

-- Gregory Harrell, NFL Los Angeles Raiders; Bobsled World Champion (1991 Bronze); Olympic Bobsled (1992)

-- Norma Alexander Hart, President, National Bankers Association

-- Dr. Asa Hilliard, Author, Historian, Psychologist and Professor (Georgia State University)

-- Dr. James Oliver Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of History & American Studies (George Washington University)
          and President of the Organization of American Historians

-- Timothy L. Jenkins, Author; Former publisher of Smithsonian's America's Vision magazine; Former Governor of the US
-- Matthew Johnson, Executive Director of Strive Media Institute (Milwaukee, WI)

-- Willie Jolley, Syndicated Radio Host; Author; Motivational Speaker

-- Walter L. Jones, Deputy Director, Management & Diversity, National Institutes of Health, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Ctr.

-- John G. Kamati, Manager of Customer Service, Air Namibia

-- Meadowlark Lemon, Veteran Star of the World Renown Harlem Globetrotters

-- Sugar Ray Leonard, Boxing Champion, Entrepreneur

-- Byron E. Lewis, Sr., Chairman and CEO, Uniworld Group

-- Dr. Kenneth R. Manning, Thomas Meloy Professor of Rhetoric and the History of Science, MIT (Cambridge); Author

-- Mark S. Marsh, President, MSMNet, BCF Technology advisor

-- Norman Thomas Marshall, Veteran Stage and Screen Actor, One-Man Drama, JOHN BROWN: Trumpet of Freedom

-- Dr. Ronald Myers, Chairman, National Juneteenth Observance Foundation

-- Dr. Rich Neimeyer, Medical doctor, with economic empowerment and health projects in Africa

-- Jack J. Pelton, Acting President and CEO, Cessna Aircraft Company
-- Marvan C. Pettiford, Engineer, Community Activist (Charlotte, NC)

-- Jim Petty, Executive Director, Middle Passage and African American History Museum

-- Dr. Mabel Phifer, President, International Telecommunication Services, Inc.

-- Jean Pitts, Former Chief of EEO and Employee Counseling, Treasury Department

-- Glenn R. Plummer, Chairman & CEO, National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), Chairman & CEO of CTN

-- Richard Poe, Journalist, Author, Black Spark, White Fire: Did African Explorers Civilize Ancient Europe?

-- Ron Pramschufer, Founder, RJ Communications

-- Sharon Pratt, former Mayor of Washington, DC; Consultant

-- Runoko Rashidi, Historian, Research Specialist, Writer and Lecturer

-- Denice Rhodes, Experience Specialist, Microsoft / HP Experiential Centers; President, Urban Progressive Foundation

-- Beverly C. Robertson, Executive Director, National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis)

-- David Ruleman, General Manager, WAVA-FM, Washington, DC/Baltimore, MD (Salem Network)

-- Johnson Saulsberry, Executive Director, The April 4th Foundation

-- Doug Scheidt, President and Publisher, The Shepherd's Guide

-- Ivan Van Sertima, Historian, Author/Editor of over 30 books, Professor (Rutgers University)

-- Michael Thompson, President, Ernest Everett Just Foundation for the Advancement of Science for African-American Youth

-- Dr. Clarence Walker, Author, Historian, Certified Marriage and Family Therapist

-- Bradley R. Ware, M.D., Family Physician, President/Medical Director, Shiloh Family Medicine, P.C

-- Pat Williams, General Manager, Orlando Magic (NBA), Author

-- Kelly Wright, Broadcast Journalist (Fox News)

-- Charles Whitaker, City Director, Young Life, Washington DC

-- Carl Jeffrey Wright, President and CEO, Urban Ministries, Inc. (UMI)


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