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

ArtMakers

Allan Crite

Painter

EducationMakers

Dolores E. Cross

College President

MediaMakers

Vernon Jarrett

Newspaper Columnist, Television Host, Radio Host

StyleMakers

Veronica Jones

Fashion Retail Entrepreneur

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Reverend Clay Evans

Minister, Nonprofit Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

MediaMakers

Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie

Radio Personality

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable David N. Dinkins

Mayor

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

MedicalMakers

Dr. Richard Payne

Neurologist

MediaMakers

Bob Petty

Television Reporter

LawMakers, MilitaryMakers

The Honorable John Rogers, Sr.

Juvenile Court Judge, Tuskegee Airman

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jesse Madison

State Representative

StyleMakers

Charlene Jordan

Beauty Shop Owner, Hairdresser

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

EducationMakers

The Honorable Kenneth Smith, Sr.

University President

MusicMakers

Dionne Warwick

Singer

BusinessMakers

Barbara Bowles

Investment Manager

SportsMakers

Ricardo Patton

College Basketball Coach

ArtMakers

LeRoy Winbush

Graphic Designer

CivicMakers

Doris Zollar

Community Leader, Entrepreneur, Civic Leader

ArtMakers

Noel Mayo

Industrial Designer, Design Professor

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

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

ArtMakers

Zenobia Washington

Doll Artist

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

EducationMakers

Robert Beale

Chemistry Professor, High School Chemistry Teacher, Academic Administrator

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

EducationMakers

Richard E. Stephenson, Jr.

School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Eddie Williams

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Sampson Davis

Emergency Physician

CivicMakers, BusinessMakers

Fred Davis

Insurance Entrepreneur, City Council Member, Civil Rights Leader, Entrepreneur

LawMakers

Rita Aliese Fry

Public Defender

MusicMakers

Isaac Hayes

Film Actor, Musician and Singer, Film Score Composer

MusicMakers

Fred Jones

Entertainment Promoter, Music Manager