• Booker T. Washington HSPVA Alumni Achievements

    • Norah Jones ‘97 – Grammy winner, vocalist

    • John Koen‘84 – Cellist with The Philadelphia Orchestra

    • Erykah Badu ‘89 – Grammy winner, Blues/Soul singer

    • Tisha Blood ‘89 – Movie producer, owner of Buffalo Casting

    • Edie Brickell ‘84 and the New Bohemians – Alumni include John Bush ’84, Brandon Aly’84 and Kenny Withrow ‘83

    • Roy Hargrove‘88 – Grammy winner, Trumpet player

    • Elizabeth Mitchell '88 - Emmy-nominated actress

    • Stephen Stratton ‘85 – Costume Designer in NYC

    • Members of Grammy-winning group God’s Property – Robert Searight ‘93, Musical Director, Myron Butler ‘92, Damond Cobin ‘92, Aisa Davis ‘92, Leon Devers ‘94, Debette Draper ‘92, Phreddra Evans ‘93, Romona Evans ‘95, Sedrick Jenkins ‘95, Shanika Leeks ‘96, Shawn Martin ‘96, Burnis Neal ‘92, Patron Thomas ‘94, Keith Thompson‘93, Rachella Searight ‘97, Robin Searight ‘95, Andrea Wallace ‘92, R.C. Williams‘95

    • Kim Held‘86 – Sign Interpreter at Merit Interpreting School

    • Terry Loftis ‘84 – Owner of communications agency

    • Steve Taylor ‘85 – Owner of DigitalSpatula.com

    • Members of music group Sister 7 – Darrell Phillips ‘88 – bass and Patrice Pike ‘88; also in band Blackbox Rebellion

    • Victor San Miguel ‘85 – Playwright/screenwriter, Director
    • Chris Arnold ‘83 – Owner of EyeCon, painted giant murals in downtown Dallas
    • Wendy Calhoun ‘87 – Screenwriter, Development Department at Paramount

    • Reiland Smith ‘91 - Doctor of Philosophy in African American Studies

    • Melissa Grove ‘86 – Child Psychiatrist

    • Earl Lucas‘88 – Designs for Ford Motors, holds 150 design patents

    • David Voss ‘86 – Choreographer/dance captain for “Barney” touring show

    • Trent Kotch ‘96 – Lighting designer for ALD Cincinnati Opera

    • Darren Jenkins ‘84 – Dance captain for “Beauty and the Beast” touring show

    • Phillip Griff Braun ‘85 – Dancer, American Ballet Theater

    • Kellie Turner ‘83 – Performing musical theatre on Broadway

    • Tisha Crear ‘89 – Co-founder of Reciprocity Theatre, theatre instructor at South Dallas Cultural Center

    • Peggy Johns ‘88 – Theatre teacher in Los Angeles

    • Noah Fleisher ‘88 – New York playwright
    • Andrea Curtis ‘86 – Art Director for MTV

    • Guinea Bennett Price ‘89 – Founding Artistic Director of the nationally recognized Soul Rep Theatre, BTW Faculty

    • Anyika McMillan Herod ‘89 – Founding Executive Director of Soul Rep Theatre

    • Tammy Izquierdo Wood ‘86 – Attorney with Bell, Nunnally & Martin LLP

    • David Carapetyan ‘77 – Designer with TheRichards Group

    • Rebecca Mayhew ‘85 – Head of the Foreign Language Department at the Alexander School

    • Mary Banos‘83 – Financial Aid Advisor at the Devry Institute of Technology

    • Danny O’Brian‘84 – Member of the Grammy winning group Brave Combo

    • Karen Weiss ‘77 – Owns Walls of Wonder, offering hand painted furniture, murals, etc.

    • Christian Schumann ‘88 – Acclaimed NYC artist