Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

ArtMakers

Florence Ladd

Fiction Writer, Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Charlene Drew Jarvis

University President

CivicMakers

Yvonne Seon

Historian

EducationMakers

Barbara Dodson Walker

Education Administrator, Historical Researcher

LawMakers

Betty Francis

Government Lawyer

CivicMakers

Leatrice Branch Madison

Community Activist, Civic Leader

ArtMakers

Lilian Thomas Burwell

Painter, High School Art Teacher, Visual Artist

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Bette Catoe

Pediatrician

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

BusinessMakers

Benaree P. Wiley

Corporate Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Adelaide Cromwell

Academic Administrator, Sociology Professor

MediaMakers

Amyre Ann Makupson

Television Anchor

MusicMakers

Freda Payne

Stage Actress, Singer

ArtMakers

Marla Blakey

Dancer, Choreographer

ArtMakers

Elizabeth Catlett

Printmaker, Art Professor, Sculptor

MusicMakers

Scherrie Payne

Motown Singer, Songwriter

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Constance Rice

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Civil Rights Lawyer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Catrise L. Austin

Cosmetic Dentist, Dentist

BusinessMakers

Ingrid Saunders Jones

Corporate Executive

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Shirley Ann Jackson

University President, Physicist

BusinessMakers

Juanita Baranco

Entrepreneur

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alexa Canady-Davis

Neurosurgeon

StyleMakers

Patti Carpenter

Housewares Designer, Fashion Designer

ArtMakers

Alice Randall

Fiction Writer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Writer

CivicMakers

Gwendolyn Patton

Civil Rights Activist, Archivist

LawMakers

Karen Hastie Williams

Corporate Lawyer

ArtMakers

Denise Nicholas

Actress, Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Jewell Jackson McCabe

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee

Osteopathic Physician

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Sharon Pratt

Mayor

MusicMakers

Verna Holley

High School Music Teacher, Choral Director

MusicMakers

Denyce Graves

Opera Singer

CivicMakers

Amina J. Dickerson

Museum Director

MusicMakers

Rosalind Ashford Holmes

Motown Singer, Singer

MusicMakers

Katherine Schaffner

Singer

MediaMakers

Lena Williams

Newspaper Reporter

ArtMakers

Shari Carpenter

Filmmaker

CivicMakers

Gail A. Hansberry

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Photographer

ArtMakers

Brenda Singletary

Mixed Media Artist

BusinessMakers, MediaMakers

Monique Greenwood

Lodging Entrepreneur, Magazine Lifestyle Editor, Entrepreneur, Publisher

ArtMakers

Sandra Fortune-Green

Ballet Dancer, Dance Instructor

BusinessMakers

Amy S. Hilliard

Marketing Executive

CivicMakers

Kathleen E. Bethel

African American Studies Librarian

ArtMakers

Sharon Farmer

Photographer

MediaMakers

Rosalind Juanita Harris

Publisher

MediaMakers

Suzanne Malveaux

Television News Correspondent