Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

MediaMakers

Amyre Ann Makupson

Television Anchor

MusicMakers

Freda Payne

Stage Actress, Singer

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

MusicMakers

Scherrie Payne

Motown Singer, Songwriter

MedicalMakers

Dr. Catrise L. Austin

Cosmetic Dentist, Dentist

BusinessMakers

Ingrid Saunders Jones

Corporate Executive

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor

MediaMakers

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Newspaper Reporter, Television News Correspondent

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alexa Canady-Davis

Neurosurgeon

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

ArtMakers

Alice Randall

Fiction Writer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Writer

CivicMakers

Gwendolyn Patton

Civil Rights Activist, Archivist

ArtMakers

Denise Nicholas

Actress, Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Jeanne Brayboy

Civil Rights Activist, Elementary School Music Teacher, Community Activist, Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee

Osteopathic Physician

MusicMakers

Verna Holley

High School Music Teacher, Choral Director

MedicalMakers, PoliticalMakers

Myrtle Davis

Pharmacist, City Council Member

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Eartha Kitt

Actress, Singer

EducationMakers

Lucy R. Wilson

Academic Administrator

BusinessMakers

Leona Barr-Davenport

Corporate Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Rosalind Ashford Holmes

Motown Singer, Singer

MusicMakers

Katherine Schaffner

Singer

CivicMakers

The Honorable Lucille Whipper

Cultural Center Founder

CivicMakers

Shirley James

Civic Leader

ArtMakers

Brenda Singletary

Mixed Media Artist

CivicMakers

Julia Purnell

Association Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Amy S. Hilliard

Marketing Executive

MediaMakers

Rosalind Juanita Harris

Publisher

BusinessMakers

Deborah Wright

Bank Chairman, Bank Executive

CivicMakers

June M. Perry

Social Worker, Nonprofit Executive

MediaMakers

Suzanne Malveaux

Television News Correspondent

EducationMakers

Barbara Ransby

History Professor, African American Studies Professor

MediaMakers

Debra Lee

Media Company Chief Executive

ScienceMakers

Nancy Glenn Griesinger

Statistician

ScienceMakers

Paula Hammond

Chemical Engineer, Engineering Professor

ScienceMakers

Joan Langdon

Math Professor, Education Administrator