Maker Directory

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MilitaryMakers

Roy Chappell

High School Teacher, Tuskegee Airman

LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

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

MediaMakers

Angelo Henderson

Newspaper Columnist, Radio Host

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Porter G. Peeples

Nonprofit Chief Executive

SportsMakers

Sanford T. Roach

Elementary School Principal, High School Basketball Coach, High School Principal

CivicMakers

Audrey Grevious

Civil Rights Activist, High School Teacher, Association Executive

EducationMakers

Chester Grundy

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Rufus W. McKinney

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Roselyn Payne Epps

Pediatrician

ArtMakers

Geraldine McCullough

Art Professor, Painter, Sculptor

CivicMakers

Carol L. Adams

Museum Director, Nonprofit Executive, Community Activist

MediaMakers

Dorothy R. Leavell

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Jerline Lambert

Real Estate Broker

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Bruce Ballard

Psychiatrist

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

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

EducationMakers

Calvin Burnett

College President

ReligionMakers

Jamye Coleman Williams

Communications Professor, Church Leader

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

CivicMakers

Bobby William Austin

Foundation Chief Executive, Foundation Executive

CivicMakers

Mayme Clayton

Curator, Librarian, Archivist

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

John H. Johnson

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson

State Senator

EducationMakers

David Levering Lewis

Historian, History Professor

MusicMakers

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Blues Guitarist

ArtMakers

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette

Actress, Stage Director, Playwright

EducationMakers

Walter Broadnax

University President

CivicMakers

John J. Johnson

Association Executive

ScienceMakers

Roderick Pugh

Psychology Professor

MediaMakers

Linda Torrence

Human Resources Chief Executive, Public Relations Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Monica Pearson

Television Anchor

ReligionMakers

James H. Cone

Theologian