Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William E. Shaw

State Senator, Mayor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

CivicMakers

Rufus W. McKinney

Nonprofit Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

ScienceMakers

Samuel Massie

Chemistry Professor, Organic Chemist

CivicMakers

The Honorable Sandye Jean McIntyre, II

Foreign Languages Professor, Federal Government Appointee

PoliticalMakers

Bob Nash

Presidential Appointee

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

EducationMakers

Calvin Burnett

College President

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John H. Stroger, Jr.

County Commissioner

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Kwame John R. Porter

Community Activist, Minister

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

John H. Johnson

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

EducationMakers

David Levering Lewis

Historian, History Professor

MusicMakers

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Blues Guitarist

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

EducationMakers

Walter Broadnax

University President

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

ReligionMakers

James H. Cone

Theologian

ReligionMakers

Reverend John H. Cross, Jr.

Pastor

ArtMakers

Kevin Cole

Mixed Media Artist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Lloyd C. Elam

Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Professor

LawMakers

Robert Lewis Harris

Energy Executive, Civil Rights Lawyer, Corporate Lawyer

CivicMakers

Terrence Roberts

Community Activist

BusinessMakers

Bezelee Martin

Retail Entrepreneur

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Marvin Griffin

Pastor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Levi Watkins

Medical Professor, Cardiac Surgeon

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.

Lieutenant General (Retired)

CivicMakers

Ozell Sutton

Civil Rights Activist, Community Leader

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Gale Sayers

Entrepreneur, Football Player

SportsMakers

Dennis Biddle

Baseball Player

ArtMakers

Lee Ransaw

Fine Artist, Art Professor

CivicMakers

William "Sonny" Walker

Management Consulting Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive

ScienceMakers

John Slaughter

Electrical Engineer, Education Administrator