Maker Directory

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MediaMakers

Belva Davis

Television Anchor

ArtMakers

Katherine Dunham

Choreographer, Dancer, Dance Instructor

MediaMakers

Merri Dee

Television Personality

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Monica Stewart

State Representative, State Government Official

StyleMakers

Carrie L. Davis

Fashion Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Hana Stith

Community Leader

ArtMakers

Ruby Dee

Stage Actress, Film Actress, Actress

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Monique Davis

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Bobbie Steele

City Commissioner

MusicMakers

Cheryl Saunders

Choral Director

MediaMakers

Melody Spann-Cooper

Broadcast Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Jannette L. Dates

Academic Administrator, Communications Professor, Dean

EducationMakers

Barbara A. Sizemore

Academic Administrator, School Superintendent, Education Professor

ArtMakers

Sonia Sanchez

Poet, English Professor

CivicMakers

Thelma Daley

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

EducationMakers

Elnora D. Daniel

University President

LawMakers

Roma Jones Stewart

State Solicitor General

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

CivicMakers

Ruby Nell Sales

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Social Activist

EducationMakers

Adelaide Sanford

Education Administrator, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich

Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Yvonne Seon

Historian

BusinessMakers

Alisa Starks

Leisure Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ruth A. Davis

Foreign Ambassador

StyleMakers

Barbara Samuels

Business Consultant, Retail Buyer

EducationMakers

Ethel Darden

Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Dr. Judith M. Davenport

Dentist

MusicMakers

Geraldine de Haas

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Singer

MediaMakers

Alexis Scott

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive, Newspaper Columnist

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

LawMakers

The Honorable Leah Ward Sears

State Supreme Court Judge

ArtMakers

Synthia Saint James

Visual Artist

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

ArtMakers

Joan Sandler

Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Lillian Dickerson

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Niara Sudarkasa

Academic Administrator, Anthropology Professor, University President

StyleMakers

Audrey Lavinia Smaltz

Fashion Show Stage Manager

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

S. Pearl Sharp

Playwright, Film Actress, Stage Actress, Poet

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

EducationMakers

Georgia Dickens

Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

EducationMakers

Maxine Duster

High School Teacher

CivicMakers

Beverly E. Smith

Management Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Wilhelmina Delco

State Representative

CivicMakers

Patricia Stephens Due

Civil Rights Activist