Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

MediaMakers

Wesley South

Radio Personality

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Curtis McClinton, Sr.

State Senator

CivicMakers

Floyd Powell

Police Chief

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

Herman Roberts

Lodging Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

MediaMakers

Jim Tilmon

Airplane Pilot, Television Reporter, Meteorologist

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

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

EducationMakers

Nathan Hare

African American Studies Professor

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

EducationMakers

John Hope Franklin

African American History Professor

CivicMakers

Robert Goodwin

Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

BusinessMakers

Edward D. Irons

Economist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Lee P. Brown

Mayor

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

John H. Johnson

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

Ollie B. Ellison, Sr.

Foreign Service Officer

EducationMakers

David Levering Lewis

Historian, History Professor

MusicMakers

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Blues Guitarist

EducationMakers

Walter Broadnax

University President

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

PoliticalMakers

Calvin Coolidge Goode

City Council Member

CivicMakers

Marvin Perry

Banker, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Civic Leader

BusinessMakers

Bezelee Martin

Retail Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Clovis Prince

Corporate Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Forrest Crawford

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Henry Ponder

University President

CivicMakers

Ozell Sutton

Civil Rights Activist, Community Leader

SportsMakers

Dennis Biddle

Baseball Player

ScienceMakers

Legand Burge, Jr.

Academic Administrator, Electrical Engineer

ScienceMakers

George Jones

Biology Professor, Biologist

ArtMakers

Lee Ransaw

Fine Artist, Art Professor