Maker Directory

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SportsMakers

Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr.

Track and Field Athlete

CivicMakers

Lillian Dickerson

Civic Leader

BusinessMakers

Darwin N. Davis, Sr.

Insurance Executive

ScienceMakers

Robert Sherwood Dorsey

Mechanical Engineer

ArtMakers

Judy Pace-Flood

Actress

MusicMakers

Freda Payne

Stage Actress, Singer

MediaMakers

Paul Delaney

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Correspondent

ArtMakers

Isabel Powell

Dancer

CivicMakers

Gerard Peterson

Corporate Executive, Insurance Executive, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Georgia Dickens

Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers, MusicMakers

Rickey Payton, Sr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Music Composer

CivicMakers

Grady Poulard

Business Consulting Chief Executive, Civil Rights Activist, Motivational Speaker, Federal Government Administrator

MediaMakers

Joseph Donovan

Author, Television and Radio Correspondent

LawMakers

Larry Dingle

Administrative Lawyer

MediaMakers

Wayne Dawkins

Newspaper Editor, Author

MediaMakers

Marquita Pool-Eckert

Television News Producer

MusicMakers

Scherrie Payne

Motown Singer, Songwriter

CivicMakers

Aurie Pennick

Foundation Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Troy Duster

Sociology Professor

CivicMakers

Alma Powell

Civic Leader

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Michael Powell

Telecommunications Lawyer, Federal Government Appointee

LawMakers

James G. Potter

Corporate Lawyer

EducationMakers

Maxine Duster

High School Teacher

MusicMakers

Mohandas "Kool Moe Dee" DeWese

Hip Hop Artist

CivicMakers, EducationMakers

Harold Pates

Cultural Activist, College President, Teacher

ScienceMakers

Roderick Pugh

Psychology Professor

MedicalMakers

Deborah Prothrow-Stith

Academic Administrator, State Government Appointee, Public Health Professor, Health Advocate

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Anita J. Ponder

City Council Member, Museum Executive

MediaMakers

Monica Pearson

Television Anchor

LawMakers

Albert Dotson, Jr.

Association Executive, Administrative Lawyer, Lawyer

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Wilhelmina Delco

State Representative

EducationMakers

Margaret Peters

High School Teacher, Historian

ArtMakers

Willis Bing Davis

Mixed Media Artist

MusicMakers

Charley Pride

Country Singer, Country Music Singer

BusinessMakers

Ernesta G. Procope

Insurance Executive, Investment Banker

MediaMakers

Les Payne

Newspaper Reporter

CivicMakers

Reverend Dr. Herbert D. Daughtry

Social Activist, Pastor, Civic Activist, Civil Rights Activist

SportsMakers

Calvin Peete

Golfer

CivicMakers

Patricia Stephens Due

Civil Rights Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Rogsbert Phillips

Surgeon

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

StyleMakers, BusinessMakers

Lisa Price

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

ArtMakers

Randy Duncan

Choreographer, Dancer

ArtMakers

Julie Dash

Filmmaker

ArtMakers

Suzan-Lori Parks

Playwright

CivicMakers

Clinton E. Dye, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Social Worker, Nonprofit Executive

ArtMakers

Carmen De Lavallade

Choreographer, Actress, Dancer

LawMakers

Lisa E. Davis

Entertainment Lawyer

CivicMakers

James Dumpson

Social Worker