Maker Directory

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StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

MediaMakers

Armstrong Williams

Media Commentator

EducationMakers

Al-Tony Gilmore

Federal Education Administrator, History Professor

PoliticalMakers

Joseph Segars

Consul General, Foreign Ambassador

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Daniel A. Collins

Dentist

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

LawMakers

Larry Dingle

Administrative Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Lenny Springs

Bank Executive

MediaMakers

Melvin Hart

Marketing Executive, Newspaper Publishing Executive

ArtMakers

Merton Simpson

Painter

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Hurst Adams

Bishop

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Carl Long

Police Officer, Baseball Player

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

CivicMakers

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson

Civil Rights Leader

ArtMakers

Willis Bing Davis

Mixed Media Artist

ArtMakers

Charles Randolph-Wright

Stage Director

CivicMakers

Robert Foster

Federal Government Employee, Federal Government Administrator

CivicMakers

John W. Mack

Civic Leader, City Government Appointee, Nonprofit Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Frank Toland, Sr.

History Professor

EducationMakers

B. B. De Laine

High School Administrator

StyleMakers

Marion Anderson

Master Tailor, Tailoring Instructor

MedicalMakers

Joseph A. De Laine, Jr.

Pharmaceutical Executive

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

Jack Johnson

State Deputy Attorney, County Government Official

LawMakers

Ralph Bernard Everett

Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Marvin Griffin

Pastor

ScienceMakers

Tyrone Hayes

Biology Professor, Biologist

ArtMakers

Philip Simmons

Blacksmith

PoliticalMakers

Herbert U. Fielding

Politician

BusinessMakers

Herbert DeCosta, Jr.

Architect, Construction Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Joseph Darby

Pastor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Levi Watkins

Medical Professor, Cardiac Surgeon