Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

Walter Clark

Banker, Financial Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Frank Clark

Corporate Chief Executive

CivicMakers

James W. Compton

Nonprofit Chief Executive

BusinessMakers, MediaMakers

Thomas J. Burrell

Advertising Chief Executive, Entrepreneur

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Roland Burris

State Attorney General, State Comptroller, U.S. Senator

MediaMakers

Bill Campbell

Television Host

EntertainmentMakers

Reuben Cannon

Film Casting Director, Television Producer, Film Producer

LawMakers

The Honorable Robert L. Carter

Federal Judge, Lawyer

MediaMakers

Barbara Boyd

Television Reporter

ArtMakers

Abena Joan P. Brown

Stage Producer

CivicMakers

Fredi Sears Brown

Museum Chief Executive, Cultural Heritage Collector, Museum Founder

ArtMakers

Oscar Brown, Jr.

Poet, Entertainer, Music Composer, Actor

MusicMakers

Regina Harris Baiocchi

Music Composer

MusicMakers

Chuck Barksdale

R & B Singer

EducationMakers

Na'im Akbar

Psychology Professor

BusinessMakers

Julie Hunter

Real Estate Entrepreneur, Retail Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

BusinessMakers

Eric Johnson

Corporate Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Emil Jones, Jr.

State Senator

MediaMakers

Herb Kent

Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

Bernard Kinsey

Corporate Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Samuel Greenlee

Fiction Writer, Poet

CivicMakers

Evangeline Hall

Civil Rights Activist

MediaMakers

Hermene Hartman

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Cecil Hayes

Interior Designer

ArtMakers

Richard Hunt

Sculptor, Painter

EducationMakers

Lois Martin

Civic Activist, High School Math Teacher, Community Leader

BusinessMakers

Lester McKeever

Accountant

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Carrie P. Meek

U.S. Congresswoman

CivicMakers

Peggy Montes

Museum Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Katherine Dunham

Choreographer, Dancer, Dance Instructor

MediaMakers

Russ Ewing

Television Reporter

MediaMakers

Thomas Fleming

Newspaper Columnist, Author, Newspaper Editor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable James Ford

Mayor

CivicMakers

James Forman

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive

BusinessMakers, StyleMakers

Edward Gardner

Personal Care Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Alvin Little

Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

Clarence Love

City Commissioner

LawMakers

Jewel Lafontant-MANkarious

Lawyer

MediaMakers

Merri Dee

Television Personality

BusinessMakers

Jacoby Dickens

Entrepreneur, Bank Chairman

MedicalMakers

Dr. Henry Lewis

Pharmacist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun

U.S. Senator

MedicalMakers

Dr. Virgil Norris

Community Activist, Surgeon

CivicMakers

Enid C. Pinkney

Community Activist

MediaMakers

Richard Pegue

Radio Personality, Radio Program Director

BusinessMakers

John Rogers, Jr.

Investment Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Warner Saunders

Television Reporter

MusicMakers

Eddie Thomas

Music Promoter

MusicMakers

Marshall Thompson

Drummer, Singer