Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

PoliticalMakers

Gus Savage

U.S. Congressman

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William E. Shaw

State Senator, Mayor

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

BusinessMakers

Nathan Conyers

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

LawMakers

Edward Smith, Sr.

City Attorney

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

EducationMakers, LawMakers

john powell

Academic Administrator, Nonprofit Legal Director, Law Professor

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Rufus W. McKinney

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Roselyn Payne Epps

Pediatrician

ArtMakers

Geraldine McCullough

Art Professor, Painter, Sculptor

MediaMakers

Dorothy R. Leavell

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Jerline Lambert

Real Estate Broker

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

ScienceMakers

Samuel Massie

Chemistry Professor, Organic Chemist

CivicMakers

The Honorable Sandye Jean McIntyre, II

Foreign Languages Professor, Federal Government Appointee

PoliticalMakers

Bob Nash

Presidential Appointee

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Burgess

Bishop

EducationMakers

Calvin Burnett

College President

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John H. Stroger, Jr.

County Commissioner

BusinessMakers

Evern D. Cooper Epps

Foundation Executive, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Kwame John R. Porter

Community Activist, Minister

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

EducationMakers

Robert Green

Academic Administrator

ArtMakers

E. Lynn Harris

Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Mayme Clayton

Curator, Librarian, Archivist

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

John H. Johnson

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

ArtMakers

Jon Onye Lockard

Muralist, Art Professor, Painter

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson

State Senator

MedicalMakers

Dr. William Alexander Jackson Ross

Orthopedic Surgeon, Physician

CivicMakers

Kenneth D. Rodgers

Youth Advocate

BusinessMakers

Darwin N. Davis, Sr.

Insurance Executive

LawMakers, MediaMakers

The Honorable Gregory Mathis

Federal District Court Judge, Television Personality