Maker Directory

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MedicalMakers

Dr. Price Cobbs

Psychiatrist

ArtMakers

Ruth Beckford

Dancer, Choreographer

CivicMakers

The Honorable Julian Bond

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

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

U.S. Congresswoman

MusicMakers

Stanley Crouch

Newspaper Columnist, Music Critic, Magazine Columnist

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Lee Bailey

Radio Personality, Broadcast Executive

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

MediaMakers

Vernon Jarrett

Newspaper Columnist, Television Host, Radio Host

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Reverend Clay Evans

Minister, Nonprofit Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

EducationMakers

Julianne Malveaux

University President

MediaMakers

Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie

Radio Personality

MediaMakers

Bob Petty

Television Reporter

SportsMakers

Willy T. Ribbs

Race Car Driver

LawMakers, MilitaryMakers

The Honorable John Rogers, Sr.

Juvenile Court Judge, Tuskegee Airman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jesse Madison

State Representative

BusinessMakers

Barbara Bowles

Investment Manager

SportsMakers

Ricardo Patton

College Basketball Coach

ArtMakers

LeRoy Winbush

Graphic Designer

EducationMakers

Conrad Walter Worrill

Nonprofit Chief Executive, African American Studies Professor, Professor, Community Activist

BusinessMakers

Charles McAfee

Architect

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

ArtMakers

Eric Werner

Photographer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ronald Dellums

U.S. Congressman

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

LawMakers

The Honorable Marcus O. Tucker

Superior Court Judge

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Howard Armstrong

Painter, Country and Blues Musician

ArtMakers

Erma L. Clanton

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

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

MediaMakers

Dorothy B. Gilliam

Newspaper Columnist

EducationMakers

Richard E. Stephenson, Jr.

School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Eddie Williams

Nonprofit Chief Executive

LawMakers

Charles Ogletree

Civil Rights Lawyer, Law Professor

CivicMakers, BusinessMakers

Fred Davis

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

CivicMakers

Leola "Roscoe" Dellums

Civic Leader, Lawyer

CivicMakers

Ramona Edelin

Nonprofit Chief Executive

LawMakers

Rita Aliese Fry

Public Defender

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

MusicMakers

Isaac Hayes

Film Actor, Musician and Singer, Film Score Composer

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

MusicMakers

Fred Jones

Entertainment Promoter, Music Manager

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon