Maker Directory

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StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

LawMakers

The Honorable Jennifer Jones

Municipal Court Judge

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

MediaMakers

Armstrong Williams

Media Commentator

EducationMakers

Al-Tony Gilmore

Federal Education Administrator, History Professor

PoliticalMakers

Joseph Segars

Consul General, Foreign Ambassador

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

CivicMakers

Evelyn Gibson Lowery

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Daniel A. Collins

Dentist

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Louise Hope

Music Instructor, Nonprofit Executive

LawMakers

Larry Dingle

Administrative Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Lenny Springs

Bank Executive

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

MediaMakers

Melvin Hart

Marketing Executive, Newspaper Publishing Executive

ArtMakers

Merton Simpson

Painter

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Hurst Adams

Bishop

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Carl Long

Police Officer, Baseball Player

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

CivicMakers

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson

Civil Rights Leader

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Willis Bing Davis

Mixed Media Artist

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor