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

EducationMakers

Ruth Love

Education Advisor, School Superintendent

MediaMakers

Wesley South

Radio Personality

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Curtis McClinton, Sr.

State Senator

CivicMakers

Floyd Powell

Police Chief

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

Herman Roberts

Lodging Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur

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

MediaMakers

Jim Tilmon

Airplane Pilot, Television Reporter, Meteorologist

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

CivicMakers

Julia Reed Hare

Psychologist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

EducationMakers

Nathan Hare

African American Studies Professor

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

EducationMakers

John Hope Franklin

African American History Professor

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

CivicMakers

Robert Goodwin

Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

EducationMakers

Robert Green

Academic Administrator