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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Augusta Clark

City Council Member

EducationMakers

Marva Collins

Teacher, Education Administrator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Earlean Collins

City Commissioner, County Commissioner

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Roland Burris

State Attorney General, State Comptroller, U.S. Senator

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

George Campbell, Jr.

Physicist, University President

EducationMakers, ArtMakers

Mary Schmidt Campbell

Academic Administrator, Art Curator

EducationMakers, CivicMakers

Timuel Black

Historian, History Professor, Community Activist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

U.S. Congresswoman

EducationMakers

Bernice Baynes Brown

Academic Administrator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

EducationMakers

Dolores E. Cross

College President

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Marion Barry

Mayor

SportsMakers

Robert Beamon

Long Jumper

EducationMakers

Na'im Akbar

Psychology Professor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Emil Jones, Jr.

State Senator

EducationMakers, LawMakers

Walter J. Leonard

Academic Administrator, College President, Law Professor

MilitaryMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Floyd Griffin

Colonel, Mayor, State Senator

EducationMakers

Annie Rosetta "Rose" Hall

Elementary School Teacher

SportsMakers

Jerry Harkness

Basketball Player

EducationMakers

Lois Martin

Civic Activist, High School Math Teacher, Community Leader

EducationMakers

George McKenna, III

High School Principal

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Carrie P. Meek

U.S. Congresswoman

EducationMakers

James N. Eaton, Sr.

Curator, African American Studies Professor

PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

U.S. Congressman, Minister

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable James Ford

Mayor

EducationMakers

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs

Social Work Professor

PoliticalMakers

Clarence Love

City Commissioner

EducationMakers

Julianne Malveaux

University President

CivicMakers, EducationMakers

Audrey Manley

College President, Federal Government Appointee

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable David N. Dinkins

Mayor

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Lewis

Civil Rights Leader, U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun

U.S. Senator

SportsMakers

Henry Presswood

Baseball Player

SportsMakers

Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe

Baseball Player

PoliticalMakers

Howard "Pete" Rawlings

State Delegate

SportsMakers

Willy T. Ribbs

Race Car Driver

SportsMakers

Julius L. Richardson

Golf Instructor

SportsMakers

Bobby Robinson

Baseball Player

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Bobby Rush

Political Activist, U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

Gus Savage

U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

EducationMakers

Charles Willie

Sociologist, Education Professor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Howard Brookins, Sr.

State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Larry Bullock

State Representative

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable James Clayborne, Jr.

Lawyer, State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ray Ewell

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Mary Flowers

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Calvin Giles

State Representative

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