Maker Directory

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CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Kwame John R. Porter

Community Activist, Minister

MediaMakers

Gwendolyn Mitchell

Book Editor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

U.S. Congressman

BusinessMakers

Emmit J. McHenry

Telecommunications Entrepreneur, Telecommunications Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edward Parker

Sculptor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Judith M. Davenport

Dentist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gayraud Wilmore

Pastor, Theologian

LawMakers

Allie B. Latimer

Social Activist, Government Lawyer, Lawyer

CivicMakers

Dan Moore, Sr.

Museum Director

ReligionMakers

Reverend Emmanuel McCall

Pastor, Theologian

MusicMakers

McCoy Tyner

Jazz Pianist

MediaMakers

Doug Banks

Radio Personality

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

SportsMakers

Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr.

Track and Field Athlete

CivicMakers

Lillian Dickerson

Civic Leader

LawMakers

Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers

Maxine Beatrice Baker

Foundation Chief Executive

EducationMakers

David Levering Lewis

Historian, History Professor

MusicMakers

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Blues Guitarist

BusinessMakers

Harriet Michelle Michel

Association Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Ed Bullins

Playwright

MediaMakers

Acel Moore

Newspaper Columnist

ArtMakers

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette

Actress, Stage Director, Playwright

LawMakers

Shirley Jean Wilcher

Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers

Sandra Marian Ann Grymes

Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Chaka Fattah

U.S. Congressman

EducationMakers

Walter Broadnax

University President

StyleMakers

Alvin Bell

Fashion Designer

MediaMakers

Malvyn Johnson

Media Consultant, Television and Radio Correspondent

ArtMakers

Bebe Moore Campbell

Fiction Writer

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

Iola Johnson

Television News Anchor, Television Host

ReligionMakers

Reverend John H. Cross, Jr.

Pastor

ArtMakers

Joyce Owens Anderson

Mixed Media Artist

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William T. Coleman, Jr.

Corporate Lawyer, Presidential Secretary

EducationMakers

Ayoka Chenzira

Communications Professor

ArtMakers

Marie Brown

Literary Agent, Magazine Editor, Book Editor

CivicMakers

James Dumpson

Social Worker

MedicalMakers

Dr. Paul Knott

Cardiologist, Hospital Executive

ArtMakers

Kevin Cole

Mixed Media Artist

ArtMakers

Jack T. Franklin

Photographer

ArtMakers

Howardena Pindell

Visual Artist, Curator

MusicMakers

Blanche Burton-Lyles

Pianist

LawMakers

Samuel C. Thompson, Jr.

Tax Lawyer, Law Professor

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Adam Wade

Actor, Singer, Stage Producer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Maxine Walker

Minister