Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

Peter Bynoe

Real Estate Executive

CivicMakers

Kenneth Crooks

Nonprofit Chief Executive

SportsMakers

Julius L. Richardson

Golf Instructor

MilitaryMakers

Col. William R. Thompson

Tuskegee Airman

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Pastor

LawMakers

The Honorable George N. Leighton

Federal District Court Judge

MilitaryMakers

Alfred Brothers, Jr.

Engineer, Airplane Pilot

MediaMakers

A. Bruce Crawley

Public Relations Manager, Public Relations Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Kenny Gamble

Civic Activist, Lyricist

ArtMakers

Richard Long

Author

CivicMakers

Charles Blockson

African Diaspora Historian, Curator, Archivist

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Albert Richard Sampson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Calvin Morris

Social Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Minister, Theologian, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Howard Dodson

Historian, Library Director

BusinessMakers

Knowlton R. Atterbeary

Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Frank Lucas

Graphic Designer

MediaMakers, LawMakers

Ronald Davenport

Radio Station Owner, Law School Dean

EducationMakers

Leonard Haynes, III

Foundation Chief Executive, Academic Administrator, University President

MedicalMakers

Dr. Marvin Shelton

Orthopedic Surgeon

EducationMakers

William Smith

Education Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Stan Lathan

Television Producer

CivicMakers

Warren Marr, II

Civic Leader

MediaMakers

Stuart Rankin

Advertising Manager

EducationMakers

H. Patrick Swygert

University President

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Herbert Tucker, Jr.

Civic Leader, County Superior Court Judge

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Herbert P. Wilkins, Sr.

Media Executive, Investment Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Robert Woodson

Community Development Chief Executive, Social Activist

EducationMakers

James Lee

High School Mechanics Teacher

ArtMakers

Edward Parker

Sculptor

EducationMakers

Robert C. Hayden

Historian, School Superintendent

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gayraud Wilmore

Pastor, Theologian

CivicMakers

Dan Moore, Sr.

Museum Director

ReligionMakers

Reverend Emmanuel McCall

Pastor, Theologian

MusicMakers

McCoy Tyner

Jazz Pianist

CivicMakers

John Bynoe

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

EducationMakers

Calvin Hicks

Academic Administrator, Newspaper Correspondent

MediaMakers

Doug Banks

Radio Personality

ArtMakers

Robert Stull

Comic Book Artist

SportsMakers

Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr.

Track and Field Athlete

LawMakers

Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

ArtMakers

Johnny Coleman

Installation Artist, Art Professor

MusicMakers

John Andrew Ross

Music Composer and Arranger, Music Director

ArtMakers

Ed Bullins

Playwright

MediaMakers

Acel Moore

Newspaper Columnist

LawMakers

The Honorable Harry Elam

Municipal Court Chief Justice

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Chaka Fattah

U.S. Congressman

StyleMakers

Alvin Bell

Fashion Designer

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Melvin King

Community Activist, State Representative

CivicMakers

The Honorable Charles Yancey

City Government Official, Civic Leader

ArtMakers, StyleMakers

James Guilford

Painter, Barber