Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Dawoud Bey

Photographer

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

ArtMakers

Etta Moten Barnett

Stage Actress

CivicMakers

Reverend Willie T. Barrow

Civil Rights Activist, Religious Leader

SportsMakers

Robert Beamon

Long Jumper

LawMakers

The Honorable Sterling Johnson, Jr.

Federal Judge

BusinessMakers

Frank Greene, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Investment Chief Executive

SportsMakers

Jerry Harkness

Basketball Player

ArtMakers

Vy Higginsen

Stage Producer

MediaMakers

Barry A. Mayo

Broadcast Entrepreneur, Radio Program Director

BusinessMakers

Richmond McCoy

Private Equity Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

U.S. Congressman, Minister

MedicalMakers

Dr. Harold Freeman

Oncologist

MediaMakers

Earl G. Graves, Sr.

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

N. John Douglas

Broadcast Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

R. Donahue Peebles

Real Estate Entrepreneur

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist

CivicMakers

Reverend Al Sharpton

Community Activist, Minister, Civil Rights Leader

EducationMakers

Charles Willie

Sociologist, Education Professor

EducationMakers

Jacob H. Carruthers, Jr.

African American Studies Professor

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Augustine Davis

Pharmacist, Sailor

MusicMakers

Famoudou Don Moye

Percussionist

EntertainmentMakers

Harry Belafonte

Entertainer

MediaMakers

Susan L. Taylor

Magazine Editor

CivicMakers

Alonzo Pettie

Cowboy

MedicalMakers

Dr. James Bowman

Medical Professor, Pathologist, Geneticist

LawMakers

Charisse R. Lillie

Corporate Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers

Kim Fields

Television Actress, Television Director, Actress

EducationMakers

Josie Johnson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Mel Farr, Sr.

Auto Sales Entrepreneur, Football Player

LawMakers

The Honorable Shelvin Louise Hall

Appellate Court Judge

MedicalMakers

Dr. Heloise Westbrook

Anesthesiologist

MediaMakers

Salim Muwakkil

Magazine Editor, Newspaper Columnist

LawMakers

Willie Leftwich

Lawyer

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Walter Fauntroy

Civil Rights Leader, U.S. Congressman, Pastor

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Lillie Mae Wesley

City Parks Administrator, Community Activist

MediaMakers

N. Don Wycliff

Newspaper Columnist, Newspaper Editor

EducationMakers

Rebecca "Becky" Love

Elementary School Teacher, Yoga Instructor

ReligionMakers

Reverend T. L. Barrett, Jr.

Radio Host, Pastor

LawMakers

Chester Blair

Trial Lawyer

LawMakers

Charles T. Duncan

Government Lawyer, Law Professor, Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Kent B. Amos

Corporate Executive, Education Chief Executive, Elementary School Principal

ArtMakers

Florence Ladd

Fiction Writer, Academic Administrator

EntertainmentMakers

William Greaves

Documentary Filmmaker, Stage Actor, Film Director

MediaMakers

Paul Brock

Photojournalist, Journalist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Edward Brooke

U.S. Senator

CivicMakers

Alma Arrington Brown

Bank Executive

MilitaryMakers

Roscoe C. Brown

Academic Administrator, Tuskegee Airman

MusicMakers

Keter Betts

Bassist

EducationMakers

Sherman Beverly

Education Consultant, Education Professor