Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

BusinessMakers

William G. Mays

Business Chief Executive

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

PoliticalMakers

Alice Palmer

State Senator

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Hana Stith

Community Leader

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

LawMakers

The Honorable Jennifer Jones

Municipal Court Judge

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William E. Shaw

State Senator, Mayor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Richard Hatcher

Law Professor, Mayor

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

BusinessMakers

Wendell Campbell

Architect

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

CivicMakers

Rufus W. McKinney

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Roselyn Payne Epps

Pediatrician

ArtMakers

Geraldine McCullough

Art Professor, Painter, Sculptor

MediaMakers

Felicia Middlebrooks

Production Company Chief Executive, Radio News Anchor

MediaMakers

Dorothy R. Leavell

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Jerline Lambert

Real Estate Broker

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

BusinessMakers

Napoleon Brandford, III

Investment Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

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

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

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

BusinessMakers

The Honorable Marie Johns

Community Leader, Corporate Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

StyleMakers

Barbara Samuels

Business Consultant, Retail Buyer

EducationMakers

Geraldine D. Brownlee

Education Professor