Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Leo Branton, Jr.

Entertainment Lawyer, Litigator

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

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenn T. Johnson

Appellate Court Judge, State Assistant Attorney General

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Charles Johnson

Union Leader, Baseball Player

PoliticalMakers

Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers

Lieutenant Governor, Lawyer

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

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

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

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

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Cathy Hughes

Broadcast Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Alfred Liggins, III

Broadcast Chief Executive, Radio Station Owner

CivicMakers

Mayme Clayton

Curator, Librarian, Archivist

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

John H. Johnson

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dianne Wilkerson

State Senator

EducationMakers

David Levering Lewis

Historian, History Professor

MusicMakers

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Blues Guitarist

ArtMakers

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette

Actress, Stage Director, Playwright

EducationMakers

Walter Broadnax

University President

MediaMakers

Linda Torrence

Human Resources Chief Executive, Public Relations Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

James H. Cone

Theologian

EducationMakers, MusicMakers

Barbara Wright-Pryor

School Counselor, Classical Singer

MediaMakers

Brenda Payton Jones

Newspaper Columnist

MediaMakers

Iola Johnson

Television News Anchor, Television Host

ReligionMakers

Reverend John H. Cross, Jr.

Pastor

ArtMakers

Kevin Cole

Mixed Media Artist

BusinessMakers

Nathaniel R. Goldston, III

Food Service Entrepreneur, Food Service Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Lloyd C. Elam

Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Professor

LawMakers

Robert Lewis Harris

Energy Executive, Civil Rights Lawyer, Corporate Lawyer

CivicMakers

Terrence Roberts

Community Activist

BusinessMakers

Bezelee Martin

Retail Entrepreneur