Phenomenal Sorors of 

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. 

 

Zora Neale Hurston:  Writer and Anthropologist 

Soror Hurston was one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance.  Her legacy is now recognized at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival held every year in Eatonville, FL.

Grace Ann Bumbry: Opera Singer

She was featured in Byreuth, Germany's Wagner Festival.  She was the first black to sing there.

Esther Rolle: Actress

She is best known for her role as Florida on the long running CBS television series, "Good Times".

Hon. Yvonne Miller: Congresswoman

5th District Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Norfolk (part)

  Dr. Tonea Harris Stewart: Actress

Best known for her role as Aunt Etta in the TV show "In The Heat of the Night"

Sarah Lois Vaughan: Jazz Singer

She has sang with such greats as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis just to name a few.

Dione Warwick: Singer

She has earned seven Top 40 singles in the Eighties alone.  Overall, she garnered one platinum, five gold albums and five Grammy Awards.

Sheryl Underwood: Comedian

Considered one of the boldest women in comedy she has appeared in shows such as Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comicview, and Lou Rawls Parade of Stars. She also donates 5% of her road earnings to her beloved sorority.

Minnie Ripperton: Singer

Her 70s Soul Classic "Loving You", was entitled "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Center of the Underworld". The record was eventually a hit, but its greater significance lies in its claim to being the first ever ambient house record.

  Violette N. Anderson: Attorney

She was the first Black woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

 

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