Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Elma Lewis

Theater Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Florence Ladd

Fiction Writer, Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Julius Wayne Dudley

Foundation Chief Executive, History Professor, Community Activist

CivicMakers

Reverend Vernon Dobson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

CivicMakers

Thelma Daley

Social Activist, School Counselor, Foundation Executive, Education Chief Executive, Association Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Elnora D. Daniel

University President

EducationMakers

Theodore C. Landsmark

University President

MediaMakers, LawMakers

Ronald Davenport

Radio Station Owner, Law School Dean

CivicMakers

Angela Davis

Civil Rights Activist, History Professor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Sampson Davis

Emergency Physician

CivicMakers, BusinessMakers

Fred Davis

Insurance Entrepreneur, City Council Member, Civil Rights Leader, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Lula Cole Dawson

Education Consultant, Government Consultant, Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Horace G. Dawson

Academic Administrator, Foreign Ambassador

EducationMakers

Miriam DeCosta-Willis

Civil Rights Activist, Foreign Languages Professor, Educator

CivicMakers

Leola "Roscoe" Dellums

Civic Leader, Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Frances Murphy Draper

Pastor

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Leslie D. Duke, Sr.

General Practitioner

PoliticalMakers, MediaMakers

Ofield Dukes

Public Relations Chief Executive, Political Consultant

CivicMakers

Joyce Ladner

Sociologist, Academic Administrator, Civil Rights Activist

EntertainmentMakers

Stan Lathan

Television Producer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

ArtMakers

Samella Lewis

Printmaker, Art Curator

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Nonprofit Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Spencer Leak, Sr.

Funeral Director, State Government Official

BusinessMakers

Ronald Daly

Corporate Chief Executive

EducationMakers

James Lee

High School Mechanics Teacher

MusicMakers

Carl Davis

Music Producer

BusinessMakers

John Lassiter

Financial Counselor, Insurance Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ruth A. Davis

Foreign Ambassador

BusinessMakers

Calvin Darden

Corporate Executive

MediaMakers

Joseph Dyer

Broadcast Executive, Television Reporter

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

Freddie Lucas

Business Consultant, Lobbyist

CivicMakers

C. Payne Lucas

Nonprofit Executive

EducationMakers

Ethel Darden

Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.

Medical Professor, Oncologist, Surgeon

MedicalMakers

Dr. Judith M. Davenport

Dentist

BusinessMakers

James B. Lockhart

Corporate Executive

EntertainmentMakers

Jeni LeGon

Film Actress, Tap Dancer

LawMakers

Allie B. Latimer

Social Activist, Government Lawyer, Lawyer

ScienceMakers

William Lester, Jr.

Chemist

MusicMakers

Geraldine de Haas

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Singer

MediaMakers

Avis LaVelle

Public Relations Executive

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Charles Dryden

Tuskegee Airman

CivicMakers

Evelyn Gibson Lowery

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Executive

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Alfred Liggins, III

Broadcast Chief Executive, Radio Station Owner

MusicMakers

John Levy

Music Manager

BusinessMakers

Harold A. Dawson, Sr.

Real Estate Entrepreneur