Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

The Honorable Julian Bond

Association Chief Executive, State Senator, Civil Rights Activist, State Representative, Librarian

LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

MediaMakers

Vernon Jarrett

Newspaper Columnist, Television Host, Radio Host

BusinessMakers

James Kaiser

Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Cecil Hale

Corporate Executive, Radio Personality

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Reverend Clay Evans

Minister, Nonprofit Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

CivicMakers

Joe Marshall

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Youth Advocate

MediaMakers

Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie

Radio Personality

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

MediaMakers

Bob Petty

Television Reporter

LawMakers, MilitaryMakers

The Honorable John Rogers, Sr.

Juvenile Court Judge, Tuskegee Airman

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable James Clayborne, Jr.

Lawyer, State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jesse Madison

State Representative

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

BusinessMakers

Barbara Bowles

Investment Manager

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

SportsMakers

Ricardo Patton

College Basketball Coach

MediaMakers

Tavis Smiley

Publishing Chief Executive, Television Host

BusinessMakers

Lloyd Wheeler

Insurance Executive

ArtMakers

LeRoy Winbush

Graphic Designer

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

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

BusinessMakers

Albert W. Johnson

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

BusinessMakers

Frederick C. Ford

Real Estate Executive

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William Clay, Sr.

U.S. Congressman

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

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Howard Armstrong

Painter, Country and Blues Musician

BusinessMakers

Jerline Lambert

Real Estate Broker

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

ArtMakers

Erma L. Clanton

Playwright, High School English Teacher, Theater Professor, Theater Director, Arts Administrator

MediaMakers

Dorothy B. Gilliam

Newspaper Columnist

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

EducationMakers

Richard E. Stephenson, Jr.

School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Eddie Williams

Nonprofit Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Theodore C. Landsmark

University President