Jackson State University

Public historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.

This article is about the historically black university. For the railway station also known as Jackson/State, see Jackson station (CTA Red Line).

"Jackson State" redirects here. Not to be confused with Jacksonville State University or Jacksonville University.

Jackson State University

Former name

| Natchez Seminary
(1877–1883)
Jackson College
(1883–1940)
Mississippi Negro Training School
(1940–1944)
Jackson College for Negro Teachers
(1944–1967)
Jackson State College
(1967–1974)
Motto| Excellentia academia investigatio et officium (Latin)

Motto in English

| "Academic excellence in research and service"
Type| Public historically black research university
Established| October 23, 1877; 146 years ago (1877-10-23)

Parent institution

| Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[1]
Accreditation| SACS

Academic affiliations

* CUMU
* ORAU
* TMCF
* Sea-grant
* Space-grant

Endowment| $60 million (2019)[2]
President| Marcus L. Thompson [3]

Academic staff

| 337 full time, 212 part time (fall 2022)[4]

Administrative staff

| 687 (fall 2020) [5]
Students| 6,564 (fall 2023)[6]
Undergraduates| 4,769 (fall 2023)[7]
Postgraduates| 1,795 (fall 2023)[8]
Location|

Jackson

Mississippi

United States

32°17′46″N 090°12′28″W﻿ / ﻿32.29611°N 90.20778°W﻿ / 32.29611; -90.20778
Campus| Midsize city[9], 220 acres (0.89 km2)
Newspaper| The Blue & White Flash[10]
Colors| Navy blue and white[11]

Nickname| Tigers

Sporting affiliations

| NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
Mascot| Bengal Tiger
Website| www.jsums.edu

Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of student enrollment. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Jackson State University's athletic teams, the Tigers, participate in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Jackson State is also the home of the Sonic Boom of the South, a marching band founded in the 1940s. Their accompanying danceline, the Prancing J-Settes, are well known for their unique style of dance, known as J-Setting.

## History[edit]

Jackson College in 1889

Jackson State University developed from Natchez Seminary, founded October 23, 1877, in Natchez, Mississippi. The seminary was affiliated with the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, who established it "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states".[12][13] In 1883, the school changed its name to Jackson College and moved from Natchez to a site in Jackson, the capital. Today that site serves as the campus of Millsaps College.[14]

Jackson College moved to its current location early in the 20th century, where it developed into a full state university.[14]

In 1934, during the Great Depression, The Baptist Society withdrew financial support. The school became a state-supported public institution in 1940, known as the Mississippi Negro Training School. The name has since been changed to express development: Jackson College for Negro Teachers (1944). After desegregation, Jackson State College (1967); with the addition of graduate programs and expanded curriculum, Jackson State University (1974).[15]

Many students at Jackson State College became active in the civil rights movement. Work to gain integrated practice and social justice continued after civil rights legislation was passed in the mid-1960s. During an on-campus protest on May 14, 1970, two students were killed by police gunfire.[16] An additional 12 students were injured by gunfire during the clash.[17] A dormitory still bears the bullet marks fired on that day.

The university drew national attention in 2023 when the faculty senate voted "no confidence" in university president Thomas Hudson. They alleged that he "repeatedly failed to respect shared governance, transparency, and accountability".[18] Shortly thereafter, the university's board of trustees placed Hudson on administrative leave and appointed Elayne Hayes-Anthony the acting president.[19]

## Campuses[edit]

Ayer Hall on main campus

The main campus contains over 50 academic and administrative buildings on 245 acres (0.99 km2). It is located at 1400 John R. Lynch Street between Prentiss and Dalton Streets.

Ayer Hall was constructed in 1903 and is the oldest structure on the main campus. It was named in honor of the first president of the institution, Charles Ayer. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway was named in honor of the two young men who died in the Jackson State shooting in 1970. As a result of the landmark "Ayers Settlement" in 2002, the university, along with the other two public HBCUs in the state, has completed extensive renovations and upgrades to campus.[20]

Jackson State has satellite campuses throughout the Jackson Metropolitan area:

* Universities Center (Ridgewood Road)
* Jackson Medical Mall (Woodrow Wilson)
* Mississippi E-Center
* Downtown (100 Capitol Street)

## Organization and administration[edit]

### Governance[edit]

The board of trustees is the constitutional governing body of the Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning.[21] This body appoints the president of the university. There are 575 faculty and 1,431 staff; 54% of the faculty are tenured, teaching approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students.[22]

### Presidents[edit]

1. 1877–1894: Charles Ayer
2. 1894–1911: Luther G. Barrett
3. 1911–1927: Zachary T. Hubert
4. 1927–1940: Buddy Baldwin Dansby
5. 1940–1967: Jacob L. Reddix
6. 1967–1984: John A. Peoples Jr.
7. 1984–1991: James A. Hefner
8. 1992–1999: James E. Lyons Sr.
9. 2000–2010: Ronald Mason Jr.[23]
10. 2010: Leslie Burl McLemore (interim)[23]
11. 2011–2016: Carolyn Meyers[23]
12. 2016–2017: Rod Paige (interim)[23]
13. 2017–2020: William B. Bynum[24][25]
14. 2020–2023: Thomas Hudson[23][26]
15. 2023: Elayne Hayes-Anthony (acting)
16. 2023–present : Marcus L. Thompson[27]

## Academics[edit]

Academic rankings

National
U.S. News & World Report[28]| 395 (tie) of 395
Washington Monthly[29]| 148 of 442

JSU colleges and schools include:

* College of Business
* College of Education and Human Development
* College of Liberal Arts
* College of Health Sciences
* College of Science, Engineering and Technology
* W.E.B. Du Bois – Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College
* School of Public Health
* School of Lifelong Learning

### Teaching and learning[edit]

In 2015, JSU became the first university in Mississippi approved by the legislature to establish a School of Public Health which is housed under the College of Health Sciences.[30][31] JSU is the only university in Mississippi to earn two consecutive "Apple Distinguished School" distinctions from Apple Inc.[32] Since 2012, Jackson State University has provided all first-time, full-time freshmen brand new iPads.[33] JSU is the first and only HBCU in Mississippi to support a bachelor's and master's level engineering program.[34] The W.E.B. Du Bois – Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College is a selective interdisciplinary college at the university for the most high-achieving undergraduate students.[35]

### Academic centers[edit]

* The Margaret Walker Center is dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of African American culture
* The COFO Civil Rights Education Center focuses on civil rights and developing future leaders
* The Richard Wright Center was established to help students improve their writing and presentation skills

### Military science[edit]

Tiger Battalion, the university's Army ROTC program is the host US Army ROTC program for Belhaven University, Delta State University, Hinds Community College, Millsaps College, Mississippi College, Mississippi College School of Law, Mississippi Valley State University, Tougaloo College, and University of Mississippi Medical Center's School of Nursing. Air Force Detachment 006 is the Air Force ROTC Component for the Jackson metropolitan area. Hosted at Jackson State, it also serves students from Belhaven University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College and Tougaloo College.

## Athletics[edit]

Main article: Jackson State Tigers

Jackson State is a member of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Currently, JSU fields teams in basketball, track and field, cross country, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, soccer, bowling, volleyball, and football. The university's mascot is the Tiger, and the teams are sometimes referred to as the "Blue Bengals".

Official athletics logo

The JSU Tigers football team alumni includes Pro Football Hall of Famers Lem Barney, Jackie Slater, Walter Payton, Robert Brazile, and Jimmy Smith.

JSU participates in a number of notable football games with rival colleges. These include:

* Jackson State's homecoming football game is annually one of the highest attended and most anticipated home games[36][37]
* Jackson State–Southern University rivalry – played on a rotating home-and-home schedule
* Soul Bowl (formerly Capital City Classic) – played against Alcorn State on a rotating home-and-home schedule[38]

The Sonic Boom of the South at halftime in Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

### Sonic Boom of the South[edit]

Main article: Sonic Boom of the South

The marching band began in the 1940s at what was then Jackson State College, under the directorship of Frederick D. Hall, who had directed a band at the college as early as the 1920s, in addition to the chorus and orchestra. It was initially made up of students from Jackson College and Lanier High School.[39] Founded as the Jackson State University Marching Band, the name "Sonic Boom of the South" was adopted by the school in 1971, after having been suggested by band members.[39] The first full-time band director, William W. Davis, was appointed in 1948, replacing Charles Saulsburg, who had been director since 1947.[39] Davis had previously played trumpet in Cab Calloway's band, and Calloway's musical style and showmanship influenced Davis's conceptualization of the marching band.[39] The band at this time had around 20 members, increasing to 88 in 1963.[40] Davis retired as director in 1971, but remained the chief arranger for the band.[39] He was replaced by Harold J. Haughton.[39] Haughton was instrumental in the creation of the Prancing J-Settes, the band's accompanying danceline.

## Student life[edit]

### Student body[edit]

In fall 2022, Jackson State's total enrollment was 6,906, of which 4,927 were undergraduate students and 1,979 were graduate.[41]

As of fall 2020, 67% of Jackson State's student community were Mississippi residents, with the majority from Hinds County and Madison County. The top three feeder states were Illinois (409 students), Louisiana (269), and Georgia (220). Nigeria accounted for the highest number of international students on campus. 91% of students identified as Black, 6% identified as white, and 4% identified with various race categories. 31% of students were male, and 69% of students were female.[42]

### Student organizations[edit]

Entrance of JSU's Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza

Jackson State University offers over 60 registered student organizations. There are academic, residential, religious, Greek, and special interest groups.[43] All student organizations are governed under the Student Affairs division.

### Campus media[edit]

Jackson State is home to radio station WJSU-88.5 FM which plays jazz, gospel, news, and public affairs programming. The television station W23BC is known as JSUTV and aired on Comcast. The independent weekly student newspaper is called Blue and White Flash[44] and the Jacksonian magazine features news and highlights about the university.

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Notable JSU alumni
* Lindsey Hunter
Basketball player, 2-time NBA Champion

* Rod Paige
United States Secretary of Education, 2001–2005

* Walter Payton
American football player, 9-time Pro Bowler, Hall of Fame

* DeMarco Morgan
Anchor on GMA3: What You Need to Know, 2022–present

* Cassandra Wilson
Singer, 2-time Grammy winner

### Education[edit]

Name  | Class year  | Notability  | Reference(s)

|
|
|

Charlotte P. Morris | 1970  | Interim president of Tuskegee University (2010; 2017–2018)  | [45]
Rod Paige | 1955  | First African-American to serve as Secretary of Education during President George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005, former head football coach at Jackson State from 1964 to 1968, and interim president of JSU (2016–2017)  | [46]
Mary L. Smith | 1957  | 11th president of Kentucky State University (1991 to 1998)  | [47]

### Arts, entertainment, and music[edit]

Name  | Class year  | Notability  | Reference(s)

|
|
|

Derrick Barnes | 1999  | Children's literature and illustrator  | [48]
Vivian Brown | 1986  | American Television Meteorologist | [49]
Tobias Dorzon |  | Chef, television personality, restaurateur, and former professional football player  | [50]
Percy Greene |  | Founding editor of the Jackson Advocate newspaper, Mississippi's oldest black-owned newspaper  | [51]
Lester Julian Merriweather | 2000  | Memphis-based visual artist, collagist  | [52]
Demarco Morgan | 2001  | News anchor for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles  | [53]
Willie Norwood |  | American Gospel singer, father and voice coach of R&B singers Brandy and Ray J | [54]
Sekou Smith | 1997  | Sportswriter, reported on the NBA | [55]
Tonea Stewart | 1969  | Actress and educator  | [56]
Cassandra Wilson | 1980  | Jazz vocalist and musician  | [57]

### Politics, law, and government[edit]

Name  | Class year  | Notability  | Reference(s)

|
|
|

Felicia C. Adams | 1981  | United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi from 2011 to 2017  | [58]
Cornell William Brooks | 1983  | Yale trained lawyer that served as the 18th President and CEO of the NAACP |
Emmett C. Burns, Jr. |  | Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 10th district  |
Laphonza Butler | 2001  | United States Senator from California (2023–present)  |
Robert G. Clark, Jr. | 1952  | Politician who was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1967. He was the first African American elected to the Mississippi State Legislature since the Reconstruction era.  | [59]
Flossie Boyd-McIntyre  | 1960  | Member North Carolina House of Representatives (1994–2002)  | [60]
Carlton W. Reeves | 1986  | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi |
Bennie G. Thompson | 1973  | Member U. S. House of Representatives (1993–present)  |
Tony Yarber | 2004  | Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | [61]
Dennis Deer |  | 2nd district Cook County Commissioner | [62]
Alvin O. Chambliss | 1967  | Lawyer, civil rights activist; participant in historic Ayers v. Barbour case  | [63][64]

### Sports[edit]

Name  | Class year  | Notability  | Reference(s)

|
|
|

Shasta Averyhardt | 2008  | Professional golfer, first African-American woman to qualify for the LPGA Tour since 2001, and its fourth African-American woman member in the 60-year history of the tour.  | [65]
Lem Barney |  | Pro Football Hall of Fame member, cornerback with the Detroit Lions |
Marcus Benard | 2009  | Former NFL linebacker  |
Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd |  | Former Major League Baseball pitcher  |
Corey Bradford |  | Former National Football League wide receiver  |
Robert Braddy |  | Jackson State Tigers baseball player and coach  | [66]
Robert Brazile |  | Pro Football Hall of Fame member, 7-time NFL Pro Bowl outside linebacker with the Houston Oilers | [67]
Wes Chamberlain |  | Former Major Leaguer outfielder  |
Dave Clark |  | Former Major League outfielder  |
Eddie Payton | 1973  | NFL kick returner; current Jackson State golf coach  |
Walter Payton | 1975  | Pro Football Hall of Fame member; played entire career as running back for the Chicago Bears |
Archie "Gunslinger" Cooley | 1962  | Former head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University, University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Norfolk State University, and Paul Quinn College |
Leslie "Speedy" Duncan |  | Former 4-time NFL Pro-Bowl cornerback with the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins.  |
Marvin Freeman |  | Former Major League pitcher  |
Cletis Gordon |  | Former NFL defensive back  |
Roy Hilton | 1965  | Former NFL defensive end  | [68]
Lindsey Hunter |  | Former NBA point guard. Won the 2001–02 championship with the Los Angeles Lakers and the 2003–04 championship with the Detroit Pistons. He was formerly the interim heach coach of the Phoenix Suns.  |
Harold Jackson |  | Former Jackson State Head Football Coach; former NFL wide receiver; played majority career with the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots |
Claudis James |  | Former NFL player  |
Jaymar Johnson | 2008  | Current NFL wide receiver  |
Trey Johnson |  | Current NBA/NBA Development League Player  |
Robert Kent |  | Jackson State and professional quarterback  |
Ed Manning |  | Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the eighth round (1st pick, 80th overall) of the 1967 NBA draft, father of Danny Manning |
Picasso Nelson |  | Gridiron football player  |
Audie Norris |  | Former NBA Power forward and superstar for Winterthur FC Barcelona in the late 1980s  |
Donald Reese |  | NFL Player; played for the Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers | [69]
Purvis Short |  | Former NBA small forward for the Golden State Warriors in the mid-1980s  |
Jackie Slater |  | Pro Football Hall of Fame member; played entire career as offensive tackle with the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams |
Jimmy Smith |  | Retired NFL wide receiver; played majority career with the Jacksonville Jaguars | [70]
Karen Taylor |  | Played professionally in Europe, mother of Stanley Johnson | [71]
Michael Tinsley | 2006  | Track & Field sprinter  | [72]
Rickey Young | 1975  | retired NFL running back with the San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings |

### Honorary[edit]

Name  | Class year  | Notability  | Reference(s)

|
|
|

Michelle Obama | 2016  | First African-American to serve as First Lady of the United States. She was given an honorary doctorate from Jackson State University where she served as the keynote speaker for its 2016 Spring undergraduate commencement ceremony  | [73]

## See also[edit]

* Mississippi portal
* United States portal

* Jackson State University Botanical Garden

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* Braddy Field
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Athletics|

* Baseball
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Media|

* University Press of Mississippi
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Areas|

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Education|

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* Murrah HS
* Provine HS
* Wingfield HS

* Madison County School District

* Mississippi School for the Blind
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* Veritas School (moved to Ridgeland, later closed)

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* Jackson State University
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* Tougaloo College
* Hinds Community College
* Some campuses are in Jackson
* Belhaven University
* Millsaps College
* Mississippi College School of Law
* Wesley Biblical Seminary

Libraries|

* Jackson/Hinds Library System

Transportation|

* Jackson–Evers International Airport
* Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Museum
* Jackson Transit System
* Union Station
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* The Clarion-Ledger
* The Northside Sun
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* Jackson Advocate

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* Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
* Jackson Zoo
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* University of Mississippi Medical Center
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* St. Andrew's Episcopal School Lower school

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* Veritas School (moved to Ridgeland, later closed)
* Woodland Hills Academy

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Other

Universities|

* Jackson State University
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Community colleges|

* Hinds Community College

Public libraries|

* Jackson/Hinds Library System

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Public colleges and universities in Mississippi

Four-year
institutions|

* Alcorn State University
* Delta State University
* Jackson State University
* Mississippi State University
* Mississippi University for Women
* Mississippi Valley State University
* University of Mississippi
* University of Mississippi Medical Center
* University of Southern Mississippi

Two-year
institutions|

* Coahoma Community College
* Copiah–Lincoln Community College
* East Central Community College
* East Mississippi Community College
* Hinds Community College
* Holmes Community College
* Itawamba Community College
* Jones College
* Meridian Community College
* Mississippi Delta Community College
* Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
* Northeast Mississippi Community College
* Northwest Mississippi Community College
* Pearl River Community College
* Southwest Mississippi Community College

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Historically black colleges and universities (List)

Public
institutions|

* Alabama A&M
* Alabama State
* Albany State
* Alcorn State
* Arkansas–Pine Bluff
* Bishop State CC
* Bluefield State
* Bowie State
* Central State
* Cheyney
* Coahoma CC
* Coppin State
* Delaware State
* Elizabeth City State
* Fayetteville State
* Florida A&M
* Fort Valley State
* Gadsden State CC
* Grambling State
* Harris–Stowe
* Hinds CC
* Jackson State
* Kentucky State
* Langston
* Lincoln, Missouri
* Lincoln, Pennsylvania
* Maryland, Eastern Shore
* Mississippi Valley State
* Morgan State
* Norfolk State
* North Carolina A&T
* North Carolina Central
* Prairie View A&M
* Savannah State
* Shelton State CC
* South Carolina State
* Southern
* Southern–New Orleans
* Southern–Shreveport
* Tennessee State
* Texas Southern
* UDC/UDC-CC
* UVI
* Virginia State
* West Virginia State
* Winston-Salem State

Private
institutions|

* Allen
* Arkansas Baptist
* Barber–Scotia
* Benedict
* Bennett
* Bethune–Cookman
* Claflin
* Clark Atlanta
* Dillard
* Edward Waters
* Fisk
* Florida Memorial University
* Hampton
* Howard
* Huston–Tillotson
* Interdenominational Theological Center
* Jarvis Christian
* Johnson C. Smith
* Knoxville
* Lane
* LeMoyne–Owen
* Livingstone
* Meharry
* Miles
* Morehouse
* Morehouse School of Medicine
* Morris Brown
* Morris
* New Orleans University
* Oakwood
* Paine
* Paul Quinn
* Pensole Lewis
* Philander Smith
* Rust
* Selma
* Shaw
* Simmons College (Ky.)
* Southwestern Christian
* Spelman
* Stillman
* St. Augustine's
* Talladega
* Texas College
* Tougaloo
* Tuskegee
* Virginia Union
* Virginia University
* Voorhees
* Wilberforce
* Wiley
* Xavier (Louisiana)

Defunct
institutions|

* Bishop
* Booker T. Washington
* Carver
* Central Mississippi College
* Collier-Blocker
* Concordia Alabama
* Daniel Payne
* Frelinghuysen
* Georgia Baptist
* Gibbs
* Guadalupe
* Hampton
* Haygood Seminary
* Immanuel Lutheran
* Jackson
* Johnson
* Kittrell
* Lincoln Junior College
* Luther
* Miner Teachers College
* Mississippi Industrial College
* Morristown
* Mount Hermon Female Seminary
* Roosevelt
* Rosenwald
* Saint Paul's
* SCSU Law School
* Storer
* Straight
* Suwannee River
* Terrell Law School
* Volusia County
* Western

Law Schools|

* David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC)
* Florida A&M University College of Law
* Howard University School of Law
* North Carolina Central University School of Law
* Southern University Law Center
* Thurgood Marshall School of Law (Texas Southern)

Consortia|

* Atlanta University Center
* Florida's Black Junior Colleges
* Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
* Southwestern Athletic Conference
* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

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Thurgood Marshall College Fund

* Alabama A&M University
* Alabama State University
* Albany State University
* Alcorn State University
* Bluefield State University
* Bowie State University
* Central State University
* Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
* Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
* Chicago State University
* Coppin State University
* Delaware State University
* Elizabeth City State University
* Fayetteville State University
* Florida A&M University
* Florida A&M University Law School
* Fort Valley State University
* Grambling State University
* Harris–Stowe State University
* Howard University
* Howard University School of Law
* Jackson State University
* Kentucky State University
* Langston University
* Lincoln University (Missouri)
* Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
* Medgar Evers College
* Mississippi Valley State University
* Morgan State University
* Norfolk State University
* North Carolina A&T State University
* North Carolina Central University
* North Carolina Central University School of Law
* Prairie View A&M University
* Savannah State University
* South Carolina State University
* Southern University and A&M College
* Southern University at New Orleans
* Southern University at Shreveport-Bossier City
* Southern University Law Center
* Tennessee State University
* Texas Southern University
* Thurgood Marshall School of Law
* Tuskegee University
* University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
* University of the District of Columbia
* University of the District of Columbia Law
* University of Maryland Eastern Shore
* University of the Virgin Islands
* Virginia State University
* West Virginia State University
* Winston-Salem State University
* York College

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Southwestern Athletic Conference

East Division|

* Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
* Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets
* Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
* Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers
* Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers
* Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes

West Division|

* Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves
* Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions
* Grambling State Tigers
* Prairie View A&M Panthers and Lady Panthers
* Southern Jaguars and Lady Jaguars
* Texas Southern Tigers

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

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* United States
* Czech Republic
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