Maker Directory

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ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Burroughs

Printmaker, Museum Director

MediaMakers

Belva Davis

Television Anchor

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

MedicalMakers

Shirley H. Jones

Marriage and Family Therapist

EducationMakers

George McKenna, III

High School Principal

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

ScienceMakers

Charles A. Harrison

Industrial Designer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon

Medical Director, Physician

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gardner Taylor

Theologian

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

SportsMakers

Bob Love

Basketball Player

BusinessMakers

Alvin J. Boutte, Sr.

Bank Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Leah "Dookie" Chase

Chef, Restaurateur

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers

Norman Francis

University President

ArtMakers

Kalamu ya Salaam

Poet, Music Critic

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

MusicMakers

Harold Battiste

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Musician, Music Producer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Ebenezer Bush

Dentist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Irma Josephine Barber

City Government Employee, Seamstress

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

EducationMakers

Joseph Johnson

College President, University President

LawMakers

The Honorable Dorothy Brown

Clerk of the Circuit Court

BusinessMakers

Andrew F. Brimmer

Economist

EducationMakers

Archie C. Epps, III

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Lula Cole Dawson

Education Consultant, Government Consultant, Civic Leader

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins

U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William Jefferson

U.S. Congressman

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

ArtMakers

Samella Lewis

Printmaker, Art Curator

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

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

MediaMakers

Armstrong Williams

Media Commentator

CivicMakers

E. Faye Williams

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Fred C. Matthews, III

Nonprofit Executive

MusicMakers

Lonnie Brooks

Blues Musician

MediaMakers

Joseph Dyer

Broadcast Executive, Television Reporter

LawMakers

The Honorable Thelton E. Henderson

Federal District Court Judge

EducationMakers

Al-Tony Gilmore

Federal Education Administrator, History Professor

CivicMakers

Janette Hoston Harris

City Historian

PoliticalMakers

Joseph Segars

Consul General, Foreign Ambassador

BusinessMakers

Reverend Dr. Ruth Teena Williams

Funeral Director, Priest

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist