Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Jessie Carney Smith

Librarian, Author, Educator

MediaMakers

Sandra Long Weaver

Journalist

MediaMakers, PoliticalMakers

Johnny Shaw

Radio Station Owner, State Representative

MediaMakers

Reverend Julie Johnson Staples

Journalist, Corporate Executive, Minister

BusinessMakers

Marcus Samuelsson

Chef, Restaurateur

MediaMakers

Karen Slade

Radio Station Manager

MediaMakers

Robin Stone

Journalist

StyleMakers

Rashid Silvera

Model, Educator

CivicMakers

Darren Walker

Nonprofit Executive, Foundation President

CivicMakers

Charles Ward

Lawyer, Telecommunications Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Robert F. Smith

Private Equity Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Carrie Mae Weems

Photographer, Visual Artist

PoliticalMakers, LawMakers

Nina M. Wells

State Government Appointee, Lawyer

MusicMakers

Wayne Shorter

Saxophonist, Music Composer

ArtMakers

Jack Whitten

Painter

ArtMakers

Gus Solomons jr

Dancer, Choreographer

LawMakers

Bryan Stevenson

Lawyer, Nonprofit Legal Director

CivicMakers

Dolores D. Wharton

Civic Leader

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Actor, Screenwriter, Stage Director

BusinessMakers, MusicMakers

Alexander Smalls

Restaurateur, Opera Singer

ArtMakers

Ntozake Shange

Playwright, Author

ArtMakers

Charles Weldon

Actor, Artistic Director

SportsMakers

Bonnie St. John

Skier

SportsMakers

Dominique Wilkins

Basketball Player

ArtMakers

Don West

Photographer, Photojournalist

ArtMakers

George C. Wolfe

Playwright, Artistic Director

BusinessMakers

Thelma Sias

Corporate Executive

MediaMakers

Mark Whitaker

Journalist

MusicMakers

Daryl Waters

Music Composer and Arranger

ArtMakers

Lorna Simpson

Photographer

SportsMakers

C. Lamont Smith

Talent Agent

CivicMakers

Penelope Stewart

Nonprofit Executive

SportsMakers, LawMakers

Jimmie Lee Solomon

Sports Executive, Lawyer

SportsMakers

Art Lee Shell, Jr.

Football Player

MediaMakers

Rickey Smiley

Entertainment Host

StyleMakers

Reggie Wells

Makeup Artist

BusinessMakers

James "Bud" Ward

Corporate Executive

EducationMakers

Lillian S. Williams

African American Studies Professor

EntertainmentMakers

Vanessa Williams

Film Actress, Singer

LawMakers

The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain

Judge

MediaMakers

Bill Whitaker

Broadcast journalist

BusinessMakers

Scott Syphax

Chief Executive Officer

PoliticalMakers

Allen Warren

City Council Member

SportsMakers

Doug Williams

Football Player

MilitaryMakers

Col. Lawrence Washington

Military Officer

CivicMakers

Mario Marcel Salas

Professor, Political leader, Political Activist

CivicMakers

Ed Wesley

Senior Tax Advisor, Community Activist

CivicMakers

Cal Williams

Community Activist

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

The Honorable Lottie Shackelford

Political leader, Civic Leader

LawMakers

The Honorable John Walker, Sr.

Lawyer, Political Official , Political Official