Maker Directory

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EducationMakers

Dolores E. Cross

College President

StyleMakers

Veronica Jones

Fashion Retail Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Dionne Warwick

Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

ArtMakers

Zenobia Washington

Doll Artist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

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

ReligionMakers

Sister Patricia Ralph

Elementary School Principal, Nun

MusicMakers

Geraldine de Haas

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Singer

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Carrie Camillo Tankard

Association Branch Executive

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

MusicMakers

Dee Dee Warwick

Entertainer, Singer

ArtMakers

Peg Alston

Art Gallery Owner

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

CivicMakers

Lezli Baskerville

Lawyer, Education Chief Executive, Education Executive

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

MusicMakers

Florence LaRue

Singer

CivicMakers

Jeanne Brayboy

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

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

CivicMakers

Ann Walker

Civil Rights Activist

CivicMakers

The Honorable Lucille Whipper

Cultural Center Founder

CivicMakers

Shirley James

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Julia Purnell

Association Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Deborah Wright

Bank Chairman, Bank Executive

CivicMakers

June M. Perry

Social Worker, Nonprofit Executive

StyleMakers, BusinessMakers

Norma Jean Darden

Restaurateur, Model, Entrepreneur

MediaMakers

Debra Lee

Media Company Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Karen Hunter

Publishing Chief Executive, Author

ScienceMakers

Nancy Glenn Griesinger

Statistician

MediaMakers

Jackie Trescott

Newspaper Columnist

ScienceMakers

Joan Langdon

Math Professor, Education Administrator

MediaMakers, LawMakers

Lois Wright

Broadcast Entrepreneur, Lawyer

MediaMakers

Sheila Gregory Thomas

Television Producer, Writer

MediaMakers

Cheryl Smith

Journalist, Publisher

MediaMakers

Sheryl Hilliard Tucker

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Marilyn McCoo

Singer, Actress

MediaMakers

Tai Beauchamp

Journalist, Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Ntozake Shange

Playwright, Author

BusinessMakers

Sallie Ann Robinson

Chef, Culinary Historian

MusicMakers

Cissy Houston

Singer