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

MusicMakers

Carl Hines

Math Teacher, Jazz Musician

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Ulysses Ford

Business Consulting Chief Executive, City Government Administrator

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

MediaMakers

Haki Madhubuti

Author

ArtMakers

Jeff Donaldson

Painter

MusicMakers

William Warfield

Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Larry Bullock

State Representative

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

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

CivicMakers

Matthew Little

Association Branch Chief Executive, Civil Rights Activist, Association Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.

Mayor

CivicMakers

Genois Brabson

Fire Safety Specialist

CivicMakers

Ernest Green

Investment Executive, Civil Rights Leader

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Melvin L. Watt

U.S. Congressman

CivicMakers

Maycie Herrington

Social Worker, Historian, Nonprofit Executive

LawMakers

Julius Chambers

Civil Rights Lawyer

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

MediaMakers

Gerald Johnson

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

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

EducationMakers

James Cheek

University President

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Janis F. Kearney

Presidential Appointee, Presidential Diarist

EducationMakers

Ruth Brett Quarles

Academic Administrator

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

LawMakers

Thurbert Baker

State Attorney General

LawMakers

The Honorable DeLawrence Beard

Circuit Court Judge

EducationMakers

Elnora D. Daniel

University President

MediaMakers

Herman Marrel Foushee

Financial Chief Executive, Radio Host

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

EducationMakers

Marshall Grigsby

Academic Administrator, Theologian, Education Chief Executive, Education Policy Consultant, College President

EducationMakers

Thelma Groomes

Middle School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Vernon Jones

County Government Administrator, State Government Administrator