Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

BusinessMakers

Barbara Bowles

Investment Manager

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

MusicMakers

Ella Jenkins

Folk Singer

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

ArtMakers

Erma L. Clanton

Playwright, High School English Teacher, Theater Professor, Theater Director, Arts Administrator

MediaMakers

Dorothy B. Gilliam

Newspaper Columnist

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

LawMakers

Rita Aliese Fry

Public Defender

ArtMakers

Bennetta Nelson West

Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Ann Cooper

Civic Leader

LawMakers

The Honorable Debra James

State Supreme Court Judge

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Alyce Faye Wattleton

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Nurse

BusinessMakers

Cheryl McKissack Felder

Architect

ArtMakers

Shirley Ann Woodson Reid

Painter, Arts Administrator

EducationMakers

Thelma Lee Russell

Education Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Barbara Ann Teer

Arts Administrator

CivicMakers

Mildred Bond Roxborough

Association Executive

CivicMakers

Frances Hooks

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Lynn Carol Allen

Education Administrator, Gymnastics Coach

EducationMakers

Angeles Echols

Education Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Artistic Director, Dancer

CivicMakers

Julia Bond

Librarian

CivicMakers

Alice Windom

Social Worker

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Bush Wilson

Real Estate Lawyer, Association Branch Chief Executive

LawMakers

Jane Bond Moore

Law Professor

BusinessMakers

Leatrice McKissack

Architect

CivicMakers

Eva Evans

Association Chief Executive, School Superintendent

MediaMakers

Lynn Norment

Magazine Editor

LawMakers

Deborah Lathen

Corporate Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Elaine Flake

Pastor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

SportsMakers

Rochelle Stevens

Track and Field Athlete

CivicMakers

Maxine Smith

Executive Secretary, Foreign Languages Professor, Civil Rights Activist, State Government Employee

CivicMakers

Chrystine Ramsey Shack

Civic Leader, Education Executive

MusicMakers

Ann Yancy

Gospel Singer

ArtMakers

Martha Jordan

Dancer

EducationMakers

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Academic Administrator, Black Women\'s Studies Professor

CivicMakers

Lois Conley

Museum Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Anne-Marie Clarke

Family Court Commissioner, Hearing Officer

ScienceMakers

Lilia Abron

Chemical Engineer

ScienceMakers

Joycelyn Harrison

Chemical Engineer

MusicMakers

Janie Bradford

Songwriter

ScienceMakers

Mary Harris

Health Researcher

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Pamela Gunter-Smith

Physiologist, University President

MediaMakers

Callie Crossley

Radio Host

EducationMakers

Ann Smith

Civic Leader, Education Executive

MediaMakers

Sheila Brooks

Broadcast journalist, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Jacqulyn Shropshire

Civic Leader, Non-profit Executive