Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable William H. Murphy, Sr.

Civic Leader, State Court Judge

MediaMakers

Timothy Parker

Crossword Puzzle Designer

PoliticalMakers

Howard "Pete" Rawlings

State Delegate

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William E. Shaw

State Senator, Mayor

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

BusinessMakers

James Hill, Jr.

Business Chief Executive, Accountant

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Maulana Karenga

Social Activist, Africana Studies Professor, Author, Community Activist

CivicMakers

Rufus W. McKinney

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Charles H. Epps, Jr.

Orthopedic Surgeon

EducationMakers

Earl S. Richardson

University President

LawMakers, MediaMakers

John Jacob "Jake" Oliver

Corporate Lawyer, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Russell Adams

African American Studies Professor

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

CivicMakers

Reverend Vernon Dobson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

ScienceMakers

Samuel Massie

Chemistry Professor, Organic Chemist

CivicMakers

The Honorable Sandye Jean McIntyre, II

Foreign Languages Professor, Federal Government Appointee

MedicalMakers

Dr. Keiffer Mitchell

Gastrointestinal Surgeon

MediaMakers

John Murphy

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Samuel Myers

University President, Economics Professor, Education Advisor

PoliticalMakers

Bob Nash

Presidential Appointee

EducationMakers

Calvin Burnett

College President

EducationMakers, ReligionMakers

Hilbert D. Stanley

Education Administrator, Church Leader, High School Principal

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

ArtMakers

Joseph Daniel Clipper

Photographer

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Philip L. Brown

Elementary School Teacher

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Michael Mitchell, Sr.

State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell, III

U.S. Congressman

CivicMakers

W. Gregory Wims

Business Consulting Chief Executive, Association Branch Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

John S. Chase

Architect

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

MediaMakers

DeWayne Wickham

Author, Newspaper Columnist

EducationMakers

Walter Broadnax

University President

CivicMakers

James H. Gilliam, Sr.

Social Worker, Nonprofit Executive

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