Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

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

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

MilitaryMakers

Joseph Gomer

Tuskegee Airman

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

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

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

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

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

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

EducationMakers

Calvin Burnett

College President

MediaMakers

Armstrong Williams

Media Commentator

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

MusicMakers

Pookie Hudson

Doo Wop Singer, R & B Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

EducationMakers

Al-Tony Gilmore

Federal Education Administrator, History Professor

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

Joseph Segars

Consul General, Foreign Ambassador

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist