Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Dawoud Bey

Photographer

SportsMakers

Robert Beamon

Long Jumper

LawMakers

The Honorable Sterling Johnson, Jr.

Federal Judge

SportsMakers

Jerry Harkness

Basketball Player

MediaMakers

Barry A. Mayo

Broadcast Entrepreneur, Radio Program Director

BusinessMakers

Richmond McCoy

Private Equity Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Earl G. Graves, Sr.

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

N. John Douglas

Broadcast Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist

CivicMakers

Reverend Al Sharpton

Community Activist, Minister, Civil Rights Leader

MusicMakers

Famoudou Don Moye

Percussionist

EntertainmentMakers

Harry Belafonte

Entertainer

MediaMakers

Wesley South

Radio Personality

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Curtis McClinton, Sr.

State Senator

CivicMakers

Floyd Powell

Police Chief

BusinessMakers

Herman Roberts

Lodging Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur

MediaMakers

Salim Muwakkil

Magazine Editor, Newspaper Columnist

MediaMakers

Jim Tilmon

Airplane Pilot, Television Reporter, Meteorologist

ReligionMakers

Reverend T. L. Barrett, Jr.

Radio Host, Pastor

EntertainmentMakers

William Greaves

Documentary Filmmaker, Stage Actor, Film Director

MusicMakers

Keter Betts

Bassist

StyleMakers

Daymond John

Fashion Designer

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

ScienceMakers

Clayton W. Bates, Jr.

Electrical Engineer, Physicist

BusinessMakers

Quintin Primo, III

Investment Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Paul Cooke

College President

BusinessMakers

Calvin Darden

Corporate Executive

ScienceMakers

Albert Antoine

Chemist

EducationMakers

Nathan Hare

African American Studies Professor

EducationMakers

John Hope Franklin

African American History Professor

BusinessMakers

James B. Lockhart

Corporate Executive

EducationMakers

Robert B. Hill

Sociology Professor

CivicMakers

Robert Goodwin

Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

EducationMakers

Rafael Cortada

College President

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Charles Dryden

Tuskegee Airman

BusinessMakers

Edward D. Irons

Economist

ArtMakers

Paul Carter Harrison

Playwright

EducationMakers

Hubie Jones

Social Worker, Academic Administrator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Lee P. Brown

Mayor

MusicMakers

Russell Simmons

Media Company Entrepreneur, Music Executive

PoliticalMakers

Ollie B. Ellison, Sr.

Foreign Service Officer

PoliticalMakers

Wayne Curry

County Government Official

ArtMakers

David Bodrick

Photographer, Photography Entrepreneur

LawMakers

The Honorable Theodore A. McKee

Appellate Court Judge

ArtMakers, MediaMakers

George Beach

Graphic Artist, Advertising Chief Executive

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.

United States Attorney, Presidential Appointee