Slideshow: Successful sistas from Spelman's past

SLIDESHOW - The class of 2011 will go on to make positive changes in the world, similar to their Spelman sisters who paved the way for them...

May 14, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

First lady Michelle Obama is the Spelman College commencement speaker this year. The class of 2011 will go on to make positive changes in the world, similar to their Spelman sisters who paved the way for them. In honor of this occasion, theGrio takes a look at some of Spelman’s most notable alumni.

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