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

BusinessMakers

James Kaiser

Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Cecil Hale

Corporate Executive, Radio Personality

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

CivicMakers

Joe Marshall

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Youth Advocate

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable James Clayborne, Jr.

Lawyer, State Senator

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

MediaMakers

Tavis Smiley

Publishing Chief Executive, Television Host

BusinessMakers

Lloyd Wheeler

Insurance Executive

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

MusicMakers

Ella Jenkins

Folk Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William E. Shaw

State Senator, Mayor

MediaMakers

Louis Dinwiddie

Radio Entrepreneur

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

BusinessMakers

Albert W. Johnson

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Frederick C. Ford

Real Estate Executive

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William Clay, Sr.

U.S. Congressman

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

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

EducationMakers

Theodore C. Landsmark

University President

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

ArtMakers

Jason Miccolo Johnson

Photographer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon