Maker Directory

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EducationMakers

Niara Sudarkasa

Academic Administrator, Anthropology Professor, University President

StyleMakers

Audrey Lavinia Smaltz

Fashion Show Stage Manager

CivicMakers

Fannie Lee Brown

Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Reverend Dr. Harold E. Bailey

Gospel Singer, Criminal Justice Activist, Community Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Ed Bullins

Playwright

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Oz Scott

Stage Director, Television Director, Television Producer

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

S. Pearl Sharp

Playwright, Film Actress, Stage Actress, Poet

MediaMakers

Ronald H. Brewington

Broadcast Executive

MediaMakers

John Britton

Newspaper Editor

MediaMakers

Vernon Smith

Magazine Reporter, Author

BusinessMakers

Larry Brown

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Marla Blakey

Dancer, Choreographer

SportsMakers

William Baxter

Basketball Official

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Joe N. Ballard

Military Officer

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

CivicMakers

Joseph Henry Beasley

Civil Rights Activist, Deacon, Police Superintendent, Nonprofit Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Charles "Chuck" Smith

Theater Director

CivicMakers

Anthony "Tony" Preston Burroughs

Genealogist

EducationMakers

Juliet Dobbs Blackburn-Beamon

Educator

MediaMakers

Chuck Stone

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Columnist

BusinessMakers

Lenny Springs

Bank Executive

BusinessMakers

Robert Billingslea

Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

MedicalMakers

Dr. Harvey Smith

Dentist

EducationMakers

Walter Broadnax

University President

MusicMakers

Wayne Baker Brooks

Blues Musician

MusicMakers

Ronnie Baker Brooks

Blues Musician

ArtMakers

Merton Simpson

Painter

MediaMakers

Lee Bey

Architecture Critic

CivicMakers

Mary "Betty" Brown

Civic Leader

StyleMakers

Alvin Bell

Fashion Designer

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Roscoe Lee Browne

Stage Actor, Film Actor, Television Actor

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

MediaMakers

Khephra Burns

Author

MilitaryMakers

Rusty Burns

Flight Instructor, Tuskegee Airman

BusinessMakers

J. Veronica Biggins

Presidential Appointee, Corporate Executive

BusinessMakers

Alice Bussey

Florist

CivicMakers

Beverly E. Smith

Management Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

The Honorable Dr. David Satcher

Medical Administrator

SportsMakers, MediaMakers

William Blair, Jr.

Civil Rights Activist, Newspaper Publishing Executive, Baseball Player, Newspaper Publisher

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

Wayne Budd

Commercial Lawyer, Presidential Appointee

MusicMakers

Willie Brown, Jr.

Opera Singer

ArtMakers

Martha Brock-Leftridge

Photographer

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor, Foundation Executive

BusinessMakers

Juanita Baranco

Entrepreneur

MedicalMakers

June Dobbs Butts

Psychology Professor, Sexologist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr.

Pastor

BusinessMakers

David A. Smith

Real Estate Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Hugh C. Burroughs

Foundation Executive

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor