Notable Alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Anderson | singer | ||
| Herman Boone | former high school football coach, profiled in the motion picture Remember the Titans | ||
| Frank Ballance | 1963 | former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (North Carolina 1st district) | |
| Ernie Barnes | 1960 | artist and former professional football player | |
| Larry Black | Olympic track & field gold and silver medalist | ||
| Dan Blue | multiple African-American "firsts": North Carolina Speaker of the House; president of National Conference of State Legislatures | ||
| Julia Boseman | 1992 | Senator (North Carolina) | |
| Jim Brewington | former professional football player | ||
| Wanda G. Bryant | 1982 | North Carolina Court of Appeals jurist | |
| G. K. Butterfield | Congressman and former Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court | ||
| Phonte Coleman | rapper | ||
| Kim Coles | comedian and actress | ||
| Julius L. Chambers | 1958 | lawyer, civil rights leader, and educator. Founded the first integrated law firm in North Carolina | |
| Eva M. Clayton | former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (North Carolina's 1st district) | ||
| Lee Davis | 1968 | former professional basketball player, 1-time ABA all-star | |
| Ivan Dixon | 1954 | actor | |
| Walter Douglas | 1958 | CEO, Avis Ford | |
| Mike Easley | 1976 | former Governor of North Carolina | |
| Rick Elmore | 1982 | North Carolina Court of Appeals jurist | |
| Kevin Foy | Mayor, Chapel Hill, N.C. | ||
| Willie E. Gary | 1974 | attorney, motivational speaker and cable television executive | |
| George Hamilton Sr. | President, Dow Automotive | ||
| Charles "Tex" Harrison | former Harlem Globetrotters coach and player | ||
| Bill Hayes | 1965 | former head football coach at Winston Salem State University and North Carolina A&T State University; current athletic director at Winston-Salem State University | |
| Audwin Helton | 1981 | President and CEO, Spatial Data Integrations, Inc. | |
| Maynard Jackson | 1964 | first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Gene C. Jarmon | General Counsel, Texas Department of Insurance | ||
| Sam Jones | NBA Hall of Famer | ||
| Vernon Jones | politician and former chief executive officer of Dekalb County, Georgia | ||
| Eleanor Kinnaird | Member of the North Carolina Senate (23rd district) | ||
| Clarence Lightner | First black mayor of Raleigh, N.C. | ||
| Bishop Eddie Long | Senior Pastor, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Lithonia, Georgia | ||
| Jeanne Lucas | First black elected to the North Carolina Senate | ||
| Crystal Gail Mangum | Dancer and former student connected to Duke Lacrosse case | ||
| Robert Massey | 1989 | former NFL defensive back and current head football coach at Shaw University | |
| Henry "Mickey" Michaux | member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (31st district) | ||
| LeVelle Moton | 1996 | former professional basketball player | |
| Greg Peterson | 2007 | former professional football player | |
| Charles Romes | 1977 | former professional football player | |
| Dr. Leon Rouson | 1983 | former National Black Teacher of the Year | |
| Rashaun D. Rucker | National Emmy winning photojournalist, 1st African-American to be named Michigan Press Photographer of the Year | ||
| Julius Sang | former Summer Olympics track athlete | ||
| Evelyn Smalls | 1967 | President and CEO, United Bank of Philadelphia | |
| Jason Smoots | 2003 | professional track athlete | |
| James Speed | 1975 | President and CEO, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company | |
| André Leon Talley | Editor-at-Large, Vogue Magazine | ||
| Cressie Thigpen | 1968 | North Carolina Court of Appeals jurist | |
| Dr. Earlie Thorpe | 1948 | prominent historian, educator | |
| Doug Wilkerson | former professional football player | ||
| Paul Winslow | former professional football player | ||
| Arenda L. Wright Allen | 1985 | judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| Yahzarah | attended | singer | |
| David Young | former professional basketball player | ||
| Ernie Warlick | former AFL and CFL prefessional football player |
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