Maker Directory

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MediaMakers

Belva Davis

Television Anchor

ArtMakers

Ossie Davis

Film Director, Screenwriter, Stage Actor, Film Actor, Actor

MusicMakers

Tyrone Davis

R & B Singer

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

EducationMakers

Na'im Akbar

Psychology Professor

LawMakers

The Honorable John Allen

Superior Court Judge

BusinessMakers

James Kaiser

Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Herb Kent

Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

Bernard Kinsey

Corporate Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.

Community Leader, Association Chief Executive, Transportation Chief Executive, Civic Leader

ArtMakers

David Driskell

Art Professor, Curator, Fine Artist, Visual Arts Collector

ArtMakers

Katherine Dunham

Choreographer, Dancer, Dance Instructor

MediaMakers

Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie

Radio Personality

MediaMakers

Merri Dee

Television Personality

BusinessMakers

Jacoby Dickens

Entrepreneur, Bank Chairman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable David N. Dinkins

Mayor

BusinessMakers

N. John Douglas

Broadcast Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Howard A. Kenner

State Representative

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Augustine Davis

Pharmacist, Sailor

StyleMakers

Carrie L. Davis

Fashion Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Milton Davis

Bank Chairman

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

EducationMakers

William King

Ethnic Studies Professor

MediaMakers

Louis Dinwiddie

Radio Entrepreneur

MedicalMakers

Renee J. Amoore

Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Executive, Nurse

ArtMakers

Ruby Dee

Stage Actress, Film Actress, Actress

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Monique Davis

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ethel Skyles Alexander

State Representative, State Senator

LawMakers

The Honorable Damon J. Keith

Federal District Court Judge

MedicalMakers

Dr. Billie Wright Adams

Medical Professor, Pediatrician

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Samuel Billy Kyles

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

MediaMakers

Jannette L. Dates

Academic Administrator, Communications Professor, Dean

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ronald Dellums

U.S. Congressman

EducationMakers

Paul Adams, III

Civil Rights Activist, High School Principal

CivicMakers

Maulana Karenga

Social Activist, Africana Studies Professor, Author, Community Activist

CivicMakers

Carol L. Adams

Museum Director, Nonprofit Executive, Community Activist

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Howard Armstrong

Painter, Country and Blues Musician

CivicMakers

Howard Dodson

Historian, Library Director

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

EducationMakers

Leonard Dawson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant, College President

LawMakers

Charles T. Duncan

Government Lawyer, Law Professor, Lawyer

EducationMakers

Russell Adams

African American Studies Professor

BusinessMakers

Kent B. Amos

Corporate Executive, Education Chief Executive, Elementary School Principal

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

CivicMakers

Anne Ashmore-Hudson

Civic Leader

BusinessMakers

Knowlton R. Atterbeary

Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Woodie King, Jr.

Stage Director, Theater Director

CivicMakers

Julius Wayne Dudley

Foundation Chief Executive, History Professor, Community Activist

EntertainmentMakers

James Avery

Television Actor