Maker Directory

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MediaMakers

Diann Burns

Television News Anchor

BusinessMakers, MediaMakers

Thomas J. Burrell

Advertising Chief Executive, Entrepreneur

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Roland Burris

State Attorney General, State Comptroller, U.S. Senator

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Burroughs

Printmaker, Museum Director

BusinessMakers

Peter Bynoe

Real Estate Executive

ArtMakers

Ruth Beckford

Dancer, Choreographer

ArtMakers

Dawoud Bey

Photographer

EducationMakers, CivicMakers

Timuel Black

Historian, History Professor, Community Activist

CivicMakers

The Honorable Julian Bond

Association Chief Executive, State Senator, Civil Rights Activist, State Representative, Librarian

MediaMakers

Barbara Boyd

Television Reporter

LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Abena Joan P. Brown

Stage Producer

EducationMakers

Bernice Baynes Brown

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Fredi Sears Brown

Museum Chief Executive, Cultural Heritage Collector, Museum Founder

ArtMakers

Oscar Brown, Jr.

Poet, Entertainer, Music Composer, Actor

MediaMakers

Lee Bailey

Radio Personality, Broadcast Executive

MusicMakers

Regina Harris Baiocchi

Music Composer

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

MusicMakers

Chuck Barksdale

R & B Singer

ArtMakers

Etta Moten Barnett

Stage Actress

CivicMakers

Reverend Willie T. Barrow

Civil Rights Activist, Religious Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Marion Barry

Mayor

SportsMakers

Robert Beamon

Long Jumper

ArtMakers

Lorenzo Pace

Mixed Media Artist

MediaMakers

Timothy Parker

Crossword Puzzle Designer

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

MedicalMakers

Dr. Richard Payne

Neurologist

BusinessMakers

R. Donahue Peebles

Real Estate Entrepreneur

MedicalMakers

Dr. Muriel Petioni

Community Leader, School Physician

MediaMakers

Bob Petty

Television Reporter

CivicMakers

Enid C. Pinkney

Community Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist

SportsMakers

Henry Presswood

Baseball Player

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. Beny J. Primm

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Physician

MediaMakers

Richard Pegue

Radio Personality, Radio Program Director

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith

Minister

EntertainmentMakers

George Wallace

Comedian

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

BusinessMakers

Glegg Watson

Corporate Executive

LawMakers, MilitaryMakers

The Honorable William Sylvester White

Juvenile Court Judge, Military Officer

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

EducationMakers

Charles Willie

Sociologist, Education Professor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Pastor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Howard Brookins, Sr.

State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Larry Bullock

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

Alice Palmer

State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jerry Washington

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jesse White

State Government Appointee