Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Louis Stokes

U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

Charles "Chuck" Turner

City Council Member

MedicalMakers

Sheila Grimes

Veterinary Pathologist

MediaMakers

James Eugene Clingman, Jr.

Syndicated Columnist

EducationMakers

Hannah H. Thomas

Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Steven A. Minter

Foundation Executive

MediaMakers

Donald A. Coleman

Advertising Chief Executive

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

S. Pearl Sharp

Playwright, Film Actress, Stage Actress, Poet

MediaMakers

Paul Delaney

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Correspondent

CivicMakers

Lee H. Walker

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds

Author, Media Company Chief Executive, Newspaper Columnist

LawMakers, MediaMakers

Stanley Tolliver, Sr.

Civil Rights Lawyer, Radio Host

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable A. J. Cooper, Jr.

Association Chief Executive, Lawyer, Mayor, Nonprofit Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Walter Theodore Hayden

Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Robert Billingslea

Corporate Executive

MediaMakers

Chester Higgins, Jr.

Photojournalist

CivicMakers

Alma Powell

Civic Leader

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Michael Powell

Telecommunications Lawyer, Federal Government Appointee

BusinessMakers

Gregory Wayne Jones

Insurance Chief Executive, Investment Banker, Insurance Executive

MediaMakers

Reed Kimbrough

Newspaper Publishing Executive

EducationMakers

Manning Marable

Academic Administrator, African American Studies Professor

ArtMakers

Stephanie Hughley

Arts Administrator, Producer

CivicMakers

Beverly E. Smith

Management Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

The Honorable Dr. David Satcher

Medical Administrator

MusicMakers

Odetta Gordon

Civil Rights Activist, Folk Singer, Songwriter

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor, Foundation Executive

MusicMakers

Evelyn Freeman Roberts

Bandleader, Music Composer, Musician

EducationMakers

Charles Henry

African American Studies Professor

BusinessMakers

Ralph Tyler

Engineering Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones

Association General Counsel, Federal Circuit Court Judge

CivicMakers

John Moore

Civic Leader

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Alyce Jenkins

Rehabilitation Specialist, Military Officer

EducationMakers

Margaret Peters

High School Teacher, Historian

MediaMakers

Les Payne

Newspaper Reporter

CivicMakers

Reverend H. K. Matthews

Civic Leader

ScienceMakers

Herman Brenner White, Jr.

Physicist

MilitaryMakers

Sgt. Johnny Holmes

Sergeant

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr.

Internal Medicine Physician

MediaMakers

Patricia Ann Lottier

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Abiodun Oyewole

Spoken Word Artist, Poet

ArtMakers

Phoebe Beasley

Visual Artist

EntertainmentMakers

Antwone Fisher

Screenwriter

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Vanzetta Penn McPherson

Entrepreneur, Federal Judge

LawMakers

The Honorable Myron Thompson

Federal District Court Judge

BusinessMakers

James Roberson

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

Larry Langford

County Commissioner, Mayor

CivicMakers

Joe Dickson

Civil Rights Activist, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Joe Hendricks

Civil Rights Activist, Mill Worker, Labor Activist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader, American History Professor, Minister

CivicMakers

Colonel Stone Johnson

Civil Rights Activist, Railroad Worker, Community Activist