Maker Directory

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EducationMakers, ArtMakers

Mary Schmidt Campbell

Academic Administrator, Art Curator

LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

EducationMakers

Bernice Baynes Brown

Academic Administrator

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

SportsMakers

Julius L. Richardson

Golf Instructor

MilitaryMakers

Col. William R. Thompson

Tuskegee Airman

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Pastor

BusinessMakers

Emma Chappell

Banker

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

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

MedicalMakers

Renee J. Amoore

Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Executive, Nurse

MediaMakers

A. Bruce Crawley

Public Relations Manager, Public Relations Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Kenny Gamble

Civic Activist, Lyricist

ArtMakers

Richard Long

Author

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

CivicMakers

Charles Blockson

African Diaspora Historian, Curator, Archivist

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Calvin Morris

Social Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Minister, Theologian, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

BusinessMakers

Brenda Gaines

Business Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

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

CivicMakers

Howard Dodson

Historian, Library Director

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

BusinessMakers

Knowlton R. Atterbeary

Entrepreneur

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

MediaMakers, LawMakers

Ronald Davenport

Radio Station Owner, Law School Dean

CivicMakers

Bernyce Ayesha Hassan-Fletcher

Presidential Secretary, Civic Leader

MedicalMakers

Dr. Marvin Shelton

Orthopedic Surgeon

EntertainmentMakers

Stan Lathan

Television Producer

CivicMakers

Warren Marr, II

Civic Leader

ScienceMakers

Samuel Massie

Chemistry Professor, Organic Chemist