Maker Directory

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MediaMakers

Belva Davis

Television Anchor

ArtMakers

Katherine Dunham

Choreographer, Dancer, Dance Instructor

EducationMakers

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs

Social Work Professor

MediaMakers

Merri Dee

Television Personality

StyleMakers

Carrie L. Davis

Fashion Entrepreneur

MedicalMakers

Betty Gross

Nursing Education Administrator, Nurse

ArtMakers

Ruby Dee

Stage Actress, Film Actress, Actress

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Monique Davis

State Representative

CivicMakers

Jacquelyne D. Grimshaw

Association Executive

BusinessMakers, StyleMakers

Bettiann Gardner

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

MediaMakers

Jannette L. Dates

Academic Administrator, Communications Professor, Dean

CivicMakers

Audrey Grevious

Civil Rights Activist, High School Teacher, Association Executive

BusinessMakers

Brenda Gaines

Business Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Dorothy B. Gilliam

Newspaper Columnist

CivicMakers

Thelma Daley

Social Activist, School Counselor, Foundation Executive, Education Chief Executive, Association Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Elnora D. Daniel

University President

CivicMakers

Angela Davis

Civil Rights Activist, History Professor

CivicMakers

Lula Cole Dawson

Education Consultant, Government Consultant, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Miriam DeCosta-Willis

Civil Rights Activist, Foreign Languages Professor, Educator

CivicMakers

Leola "Roscoe" Dellums

Civic Leader, Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Frances Murphy Draper

Pastor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

ArtMakers

Joan Gray

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Dancer, Arts Administrator

EducationMakers

Thelma Groomes

Middle School Teacher

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ruth A. Davis

Foreign Ambassador

EducationMakers

Edith Armstead Gray

High School Home Economics Teacher

EducationMakers

Ethel Darden

Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Dr. Judith M. Davenport

Dentist

LawMakers

Amy Robertson Goldson

Entertainment Lawyer

EducationMakers

Jessie Gladden

Social Studies Curriculum Supervisor

MusicMakers

Geraldine de Haas

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Singer

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

ReligionMakers

Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry

Bishop

CivicMakers

Lillian Dickerson

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Naomi Jean Gray

Nonprofit Chief Executive

LawMakers

Lani Guinier

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

MedicalMakers

Sheila Grimes

Veterinary Pathologist

CivicMakers

Sandra Marian Ann Grymes

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Georgia Dickens

Elementary School Teacher

EducationMakers

Maxine Duster

High School Teacher

MediaMakers

Sheryl Riley Gripper

Broadcast Executive

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Thelma Gibson

Civic Leader, Nurse

CivicMakers

Sharon Gist Gilliam

City Government Official

MusicMakers

Odetta Gordon

Civil Rights Activist, Folk Singer, Songwriter

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Wilhelmina Delco

State Representative

EducationMakers

Marie Louise Greenwood

Elementary School Teacher

ArtMakers

Micki Grant

Actress, Lyricist, Songwriter