Maker Directory

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StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

EducationMakers

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs

Social Work Professor

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

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

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

SportsMakers

Kenneth Walker

Education Professor, Basketball Referee

MediaMakers

Armstrong Williams

Media Commentator

EducationMakers

Al-Tony Gilmore

Federal Education Administrator, History Professor

EducationMakers

Raymond Bowen

Academic Administrator, Community College President, College President

MusicMakers

Raymond Jackson

Music Professor, Pianist

PoliticalMakers

Joseph Segars

Consul General, Foreign Ambassador

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts

Pastor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Daniel A. Collins

Dentist

CivicMakers

Sanford Cloud, Jr.

Foundation Executive, Lawyer, Nonprofit Executive, Civic Leader

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Gerard Peterson

Corporate Executive, Insurance Executive, Civic Leader

LawMakers

Larry Dingle

Administrative Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Lenny Springs

Bank Executive

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

MediaMakers

Melvin Hart

Marketing Executive, Newspaper Publishing Executive

ArtMakers

Merton Simpson

Painter

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Hurst Adams

Bishop

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Carl Long

Police Officer, Baseball Player

CivicMakers

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson

Civil Rights Leader

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Willis Bing Davis

Mixed Media Artist

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor

MediaMakers

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Newspaper Reporter, Television News Correspondent

ArtMakers

Charles Randolph-Wright

Stage Director

CivicMakers

Robert Foster

Federal Government Employee, Federal Government Administrator

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

CivicMakers

John W. Mack

Civic Leader, City Government Appointee, Nonprofit Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Frank Toland, Sr.

History Professor

EducationMakers

B. B. De Laine

High School Administrator

StyleMakers

Marion Anderson

Master Tailor, Tailoring Instructor

CivicMakers

Jeanne Brayboy

Civil Rights Activist, Elementary School Music Teacher, Community Activist, Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Joseph A. De Laine, Jr.

Pharmaceutical Executive