Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Amazon Brooks

Domestic

BusinessMakers

Reverend Dr. Ruth Teena Williams

Funeral Director, Priest

LawMakers

The Honorable Lillian Burke

Municipal Court Judge

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder

Governor

CivicMakers

Leonard Blackshear

Cultural Heritage Chief Executive

SportsMakers

William Maurice Bennett

College Track Coach, College Football Coach

LawMakers

The Honorable Robert Mack Bell

Appellate Court Judge, Lawyer, Judge

BusinessMakers

Reginald Webb

Restaurant Owner and Operator

CivicMakers

The Honorable Joan Scott Wallace

Academic Administrator, Cabinet Appointee, Federal Government Appointee

SportsMakers

Charles Brown

Basketball Player, Basketball Official

CivicMakers

MaVynee "Beach Lady" Betsch

Environmental Activist, Opera Singer

MediaMakers

Terrie Williams

Author, Public Relations Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Francis Ward

Newspaper Correspondent

MediaMakers

Melvin E. Banks

Publishing Chief Executive, Publisher

BusinessMakers

Eugene Henry Webb

Real Estate Broker

CivicMakers

John Bynoe

Civil Rights Activist, City Government Official, Civic Leader, Federal Government Administrator

LawMakers

Fletcher "Flash" Wiley

Lawyer

LawMakers

U. Lawrence Boze

Lawyer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Lee P. Brown

Mayor

ScienceMakers

Isiah M. Warner

Chemistry Professor, Research Chemist

MediaMakers

Doug Banks

Radio Personality

SportsMakers

Katherine Bennett

Academic Administrator, College Basketball Coach

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Harry Brooks, Jr.

Major General (Retired)

MusicMakers

Karen "Lady in Red" Briggs

Violinist

EducationMakers

Percy Bates

Education Professor

StyleMakers

Olive Lee Benson

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Salon Owner

BusinessMakers

Benaree P. Wiley

Corporate Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson

State Senator

ArtMakers

David Bodrick

Photographer, Photography Entrepreneur

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts

Pastor

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Alyce Faye Wattleton

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Nurse

MediaMakers, MusicMakers

Dyana Williams

Radio Personality, Music Producer

ArtMakers, MediaMakers

George Beach

Graphic Artist, Advertising Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Delores Brisbon

Healthcare Executive

ReligionMakers

Bishop Arthur Brazier

Pastor, Bishop

LawMakers

Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Carter Bowman

Graphic Arts Teacher, Church Historian

LawMakers

Robert Bennett

Lawyer

LawMakers

Keith H. Williamson

Corporate Executive, Corporate Lawyer

CivicMakers

Maxine Beatrice Baker

Foundation Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Julius P. Williams, Jr.

Conductor

MusicMakers

Dolores White

Music Composer, Pianist

MusicMakers

Donald White

Cellist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Marcus Garvey Wood

Pastor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Marion Curtis Bascom

Civic Leader, Pastor

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Fannie Lee Brown

Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Reverend Dr. Harold E. Bailey

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

ArtMakers

Shirley Ann Woodson Reid

Painter, Arts Administrator

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Roger Walden

Paratrooper