Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson

Civil Rights Leader

MedicalMakers

The Honorable Dr. David Satcher

Medical Administrator

MusicMakers

Odetta Gordon

Civil Rights Activist, Folk Singer, Songwriter

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor, Foundation Executive

CivicMakers

John Moore

Civic Leader

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Alyce Jenkins

Rehabilitation Specialist, Military Officer

ArtMakers

Willis Bing Davis

Mixed Media Artist

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor

MediaMakers

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Newspaper Reporter, Television News Correspondent

MediaMakers

Les Payne

Newspaper Reporter

CivicMakers

Reverend H. K. Matthews

Civic Leader

ScienceMakers

Herman Brenner White, Jr.

Physicist

ArtMakers

Charles Randolph-Wright

Stage Director

CivicMakers

Robert Foster

Federal Government Employee, Federal Government Administrator

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr.

Internal Medicine Physician

CivicMakers

John W. Mack

Civic Leader, City Government Appointee, Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Vanzetta Penn McPherson

Entrepreneur, Federal Judge

LawMakers

The Honorable Myron Thompson

Federal District Court Judge

EducationMakers

Frank Toland, Sr.

History Professor

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

EducationMakers

B. B. De Laine

High School Administrator

BusinessMakers

John W. Barfield, Sr.

Maintenance Company Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Marion Anderson

Master Tailor, Tailoring Instructor

StyleMakers

Louisiana Hines

Beauty Shop Owner, Beautician, Hair stylist

CivicMakers

Jeanne Brayboy

Civil Rights Activist, Elementary School Music Teacher, Community Activist, Elementary School Teacher

EducationMakers

Dorothy Cowser Yancy

Political Science Professor, University President

MedicalMakers

Joseph A. De Laine, Jr.

Pharmaceutical Executive

CivicMakers

Dr. John Cashin

Political Activist, Dentist, Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

Gwendolyn E. Boyd

University President

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

Jack Johnson

State Deputy Attorney, County Government Official

LawMakers

John W. Daniels, Jr.

Corporate Lawyer

BusinessMakers

William Bradford

Economist, Economics Professor

MedicalMakers, PoliticalMakers

Myrtle Davis

Pharmacist, City Council Member

ScienceMakers

Darnell Eugene Diggs

Physicist

LawMakers

Ralph Bernard Everett

Lawyer

LawMakers

Moni T. Law

Employment Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Eartha Kitt

Actress, Singer

EducationMakers

Lucy R. Wilson

Academic Administrator

BusinessMakers

Leona Barr-Davenport

Corporate Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Naomi King

Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

Artis Hampshire-Cowan

Academic Administrator

EducationMakers

William Harvey

University President

BusinessMakers

Louis Jones

Architect, Corporate Chief Executive