Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Robert Church, Sr.

Agriculturalist

MusicMakers

Newton Collier

R & B Trumpet Player, R & B Trombone Player

MedicalMakers

Dr. Henry L. Cook

Civil Rights Activist, Dentist

ArtMakers

Dawoud Bey

Photographer

ArtMakers

Ossie Davis

Film Director, Screenwriter, Stage Actor, Film Actor, Actor

SportsMakers

Robert Beamon

Long Jumper

LawMakers

The Honorable John Allen

Superior Court Judge

ArtMakers

Wadsworth A. Jarrell, Sr.

Painter

LawMakers

The Honorable Sterling Johnson, Jr.

Federal Judge

EducationMakers, LawMakers

Walter J. Leonard

Academic Administrator, College President, Law Professor

MilitaryMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Floyd Griffin

Colonel, Mayor, State Senator

SportsMakers

Jerry Harkness

Basketball Player

MediaMakers

Barry A. Mayo

Broadcast Entrepreneur, Radio Program Director

BusinessMakers

Richmond McCoy

Private Equity Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.

Community Leader, Association Chief Executive, Transportation Chief Executive, Civic Leader

ArtMakers

David Driskell

Art Professor, Curator, Fine Artist, Visual Arts Collector

MediaMakers

Earl G. Graves, Sr.

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

N. John Douglas

Broadcast Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Bobby Rush

Political Activist, U.S. Congressman

BusinessMakers

Herman Russell

Construction Executive

CivicMakers

Reverend Al Sharpton

Community Activist, Minister, Civil Rights Leader

EntertainmentMakers

George Wallace

Comedian

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers, SportsMakers

Truman K. Gibson, Jr.

Lawyer, Presidential Advisor, Boxing Promoter

CivicMakers

Frank Lumpkin

Labor Leader, Steelworker

MusicMakers

Famoudou Don Moye

Percussionist

EntertainmentMakers

Harry Belafonte

Entertainer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Calvin Smyre

State Representative

MedicalMakers

Dr. Louis Wade Sullivan

Medical Administrator, College President, Federal Cabinet Appointee

MediaMakers

Salim Muwakkil

Magazine Editor, Newspaper Columnist

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Civil Rights Lawyer, Civil Rights Leader, Business Leader, Civic Leader

MediaMakers

Richard Love

Newspaper Editor, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend T. L. Barrett, Jr.

Radio Host, Pastor

EducationMakers

Leonard Dawson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant, College President

EntertainmentMakers

William Greaves

Documentary Filmmaker, Stage Actor, Film Director

CivicMakers

Julius Wayne Dudley

Foundation Chief Executive, History Professor, Community Activist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Tyrone Brooks

State Representative

MusicMakers

Keter Betts

Bassist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Horace G. Dawson

Academic Administrator, Foreign Ambassador

StyleMakers

Daymond John

Fashion Designer

ArtMakers

Lou Stovall

Printmaker

EducationMakers

Lionel McMurren

Junior High School Principal

CivicMakers

Donald Miller

Corporate Executive, Association Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Calvin O. Pressley

Pastor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Charles B. Rangel

U.S. Congressman

LawMakers

Leroy C. Richie

Corporate General Counsel

MedicalMakers

Dr. Clinton Warner

Civil Rights Activist, Surgeon

ScienceMakers

Clayton W. Bates, Jr.

Electrical Engineer, Physicist

BusinessMakers

Quintin Primo, III

Investment Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Paul Cooke

College President