Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

MusicMakers

Ella Jenkins

Folk Singer

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

ArtMakers

Elma Lewis

Theater Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Doris Jones

Artistic Director, Dance Instructor

LawMakers

Amy Robertson Goldson

Entertainment Lawyer

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

ArtMakers

Pearl Cleage

Playwright, Fiction Writer

StyleMakers

Olive Lee Benson

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Salon Owner

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Alyce Faye Wattleton

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Nurse

EducationMakers

Thelma Lee Russell

Education Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Barbara Ann Teer

Arts Administrator

EducationMakers

Elizabeth B. Rawlins

Academic Administrator, Education Professor, Elementary School Teacher

ArtMakers

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Artistic Director, Dancer

CivicMakers

Alice Windom

Social Worker

EducationMakers

Ione Teresa Vargus

Academic Administrator, African American Studies Professor

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Bush Wilson

Real Estate Lawyer, Association Branch Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Leatrice McKissack

Architect

BusinessMakers

Paula Ann Sneed

Corporate Executive

LawMakers

Deborah Lathen

Corporate Lawyer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

MediaMakers

Sarah-Ann Shaw

Television News Reporter

ArtMakers

Martha Jordan

Dancer

CivicMakers

Lois Conley

Museum Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Anne-Marie Clarke

Family Court Commissioner, Hearing Officer

CivicMakers

Wenda Weekes Moore

Civic Leader

MusicMakers

Janie Bradford

Songwriter

EntertainmentMakers

Jasmine Guy

Actress

ScienceMakers

Marian Johnson-Thompson

Molecular Virologist

EducationMakers

Ann Smith

Civic Leader, Education Executive

MediaMakers

Sheila Brooks

Broadcast journalist, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Jacqulyn Shropshire

Civic Leader, Non-profit Executive

MediaMakers

Carol Randolph-Jasmine

Television Anchor, Newspaper Columnist, Book Publisher

MediaMakers

Andrea L. Taylor

Media Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Kym Longino

Hollywood Stuntwoman

MedicalMakers

Dr. June Jackson Christmas

Psychiatrist

MediaMakers

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Author, Journalist

MusicMakers

Terri Lyne Carrington

Jazz Musician

LawMakers

Lisa Tatum

Lawyer

CivicMakers

Sybil Hampton

Foundation Executive

MusicMakers

Grace-Melzia Bumbry

Opera Singer

CivicMakers

The Honorable Chirlane Irene McCray

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Roslyn Artis

Academic Administrator, Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Entertainment Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Cecilia A. Conrad

Economics Professor, Foundation Executive

LawMakers

Patricia J. Williams

Lawyer

EducationMakers

Gretchen Tucker Underwood

Academic Administrator

LawMakers

Stephanie Phillipps

Lawyer