Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

Milton Davis

Bank Chairman

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

ArtMakers

Ausbra Ford

Sculptor, Art Professor

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers, SportsMakers

Truman K. Gibson, Jr.

Lawyer, Presidential Advisor, Boxing Promoter

ScienceMakers

Charles A. Harrison

Industrial Designer

MediaMakers

Donald J. Jackson

Media Company Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Okoro Harold Johnson

Playwright, Stage Actor, Theater Director

EducationMakers

William King

Ethnic Studies Professor

LawMakers

The Honorable George N. Leighton

Federal District Court Judge

CivicMakers

Frank Lumpkin

Labor Leader, Steelworker

SportsMakers

Minnie Minoso

Baseball Player

LawMakers

James D. Montgomery

Civil Rights Lawyer

MusicMakers

Famoudou Don Moye

Percussionist

EducationMakers

The Honorable Kenneth Smith, Sr.

University President

EntertainmentMakers

Harry Belafonte

Entertainer

MediaMakers

Pervis Spann

Broadcast Chief Executive, Radio Personality

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Calvin Smyre

State Representative

MediaMakers

Wesley South

Radio Personality

SportsMakers

Alvin Spearman

Baseball Player

EducationMakers

Shelby Steele

English Professor

ArtMakers

Allen Stringfellow

Collage Artist, Watercolor Artist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Louis Wade Sullivan

Medical Administrator, College President, Federal Cabinet Appointee

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gardner Taylor

Theologian

LawMakers

Earl Neal

Trial Lawyer

CivicMakers

Edward "Buzz" Palmer

Community Leader

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

Lutrelle "Lu" F. Palmer, II

Community Activist, Newspaper Reporter

SportsMakers

Ricardo Patton

College Basketball Coach

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Clarence Williamson

State Representative

LawMakers

The Honorable Anthony Young

County Circuit Court Judge, State Representative

BusinessMakers

Cordell Reed

Energy Executive

ScienceMakers

Waverly Person

Geophysicist

CivicMakers

Alonzo Pettie

Cowboy

SportsMakers

Robert Pickens

Football Player, Wrestler

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

LawMakers

The Honorable Leander Shaw

State Supreme Court Judge

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Bishop William L. Sheals

City Government Official, Pastor

MediaMakers

Tavis Smiley

Publishing Chief Executive, Television Host

BusinessMakers

Lloyd Wheeler

Insurance Executive

ArtMakers

LeRoy Winbush

Graphic Designer

EducationMakers

Conrad Walter Worrill

Nonprofit Chief Executive, African American Studies Professor, Professor, Community Activist

LawMakers

The Honorable Joseph Roulhac

Civil Rights Lawyer, Municipal Court Judge

MusicMakers

Eldee Young

Bassist

MilitaryMakers

Alfred Brothers, Jr.

Engineer, Airplane Pilot

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

ArtMakers

Noel Mayo

Industrial Designer, Design Professor

BusinessMakers

Charles McAfee

Architect

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Curtis McClinton, Sr.

State Senator

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable R. Eugene Pincham

Civil Rights Activist, County Circuit Court Judge, State Appellate Court Judge, Trial Lawyer

CivicMakers

Floyd Powell

Police Chief