Maker Directory

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MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. Beny J. Primm

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Physician

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

CivicMakers

Art Minson

Community Leader, Labor Activist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

MedicalMakers

Dr. John Clark, Jr.

Medical Professor, Obstetrician

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

ArtMakers

Walter Dean Myers

Fiction Writer

SportsMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Bernie Casey

Film Actor, Football Player

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

ArtMakers

Lewis Myers

Actor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Marvin Griffin

Pastor

ReligionMakers

Bishop T.D. Jakes

Bishop

MedicalMakers

Dr. Levi Watkins

Medical Professor, Cardiac Surgeon

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.

Lieutenant General (Retired)

MusicMakers

Sonny Turner

Singer

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

EducationMakers

Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr.

English Professor

MediaMakers

Sam Ford

Television News Reporter

MediaMakers

Kevin Merida

Journalist, Author

MediaMakers

George Davis

Journalist, Educator, Author

MediaMakers

Al McFarlane

Media Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Larry Card

Superior Court Judge

LawMakers

Donald V. Watkins

Lawyer, Entrepreneur

EducationMakers

Arthur K. Spears

Anthropology Professor

SportsMakers

Barry Sanders

Football Player

BusinessMakers

Al Green

Corporate Executive

ScienceMakers

Leonard J. Graham

Engineering Executive, Engineer

EntertainmentMakers

Kevin Willmott

Filmmaker, Screenwriter

LawMakers

The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr.

Federal District Court Judge

BusinessMakers

Theophlius Killion

Chief Executive Officer

BusinessMakers

Tellis Bethel

Corporate Executive