Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

Peter Bynoe

Real Estate Executive

CivicMakers

Kenneth Crooks

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

LawMakers

The Honorable George N. Leighton

Federal District Court Judge

MilitaryMakers

Alfred Brothers, Jr.

Engineer, Airplane Pilot

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Albert Richard Sampson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

ArtMakers

Frank Lucas

Graphic Designer

EducationMakers

Leonard Haynes, III

Foundation Chief Executive, Academic Administrator, University President

EducationMakers

William Smith

Education Executive

MediaMakers

Stuart Rankin

Advertising Manager

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Herbert Tucker, Jr.

Civic Leader, County Superior Court Judge

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Herbert P. Wilkins, Sr.

Media Executive, Investment Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Robert C. Hayden

Historian, School Superintendent

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

CivicMakers

John Bynoe

Civil Rights Activist, City Government Official, Civic Leader, Federal Government Administrator

EducationMakers

Calvin Hicks

Academic Administrator, Newspaper Correspondent

ArtMakers

Robert Stull

Comic Book Artist

ArtMakers

Johnny Coleman

Installation Artist, Art Professor

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

MusicMakers

John Andrew Ross

Music Composer and Arranger, Music Director

LawMakers

The Honorable Harry Elam

Municipal Court Chief Justice

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Melvin King

Community Activist, State Representative

CivicMakers

The Honorable Charles Yancey

City Government Official, Civic Leader

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

ArtMakers, StyleMakers

James Guilford

Painter, Barber

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

Wayne Budd

Commercial Lawyer, Presidential Appointee

BusinessMakers, EducationMakers

Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.

Economist, Academic Administrator, University President

BusinessMakers

John B. Cruz III

Construction Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Marvin Griffin

Pastor

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Reverend Eugene Rivers

Pastor, Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Levi Watkins

Medical Professor, Cardiac Surgeon

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.

Lieutenant General (Retired)

StyleMakers

James Harris

Hair stylist

SportsMakers

Bill Overton

Television Actor, Football Player

MediaMakers

Leon DeCosta Dash

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Reporter

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Gale Sayers

Entrepreneur, Football Player

ScienceMakers

John Slaughter

Electrical Engineer, Education Administrator

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Larry Jordan

Lieutenant General (Retired)

ScienceMakers

Andrew Williams

Electrical Engineer

MediaMakers

Melvin Miller

Newspaper Editor

MediaMakers

Sam Ford

Television News Reporter