Maker Directory

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EducationMakers

Percy Bates

Education Professor

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Alyce Faye Wattleton

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Nurse

MedicalMakers

Delores Brisbon

Healthcare Executive

LawMakers

Keith H. Williamson

Corporate Executive, Corporate Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Charles Richard Stith

Minister

ReligionMakers

Reverend Marion Curtis Bascom

Civic Leader, Pastor

EducationMakers

Niara Sudarkasa

Academic Administrator, Anthropology Professor, University President

EducationMakers

Thelma Lee Russell

Education Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Barbara Ann Teer

Arts Administrator

EntertainmentMakers

Robert Guillaume

Actor

MediaMakers

Chuck Stone

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Columnist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Cecil L. "Chip" Murray

Community Activist, Pastor, Religious Leader

MusicMakers

Harold Wheeler

Music Composer, Music Producer

MusicMakers

Olly Wilson

Music Professor, Music Composer

EducationMakers, BusinessMakers

David A. Thomas

Business Professor, Economist, College President

EducationMakers, CivicMakers

Willard Johnson

Political Science Professor, Genealogist

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Thelma Gibson

Civic Leader, Nurse

CivicMakers

Dorothy Fields

Archivist

LawMakers

W. George Allen

Lawyer

EducationMakers

Beverly Daniel Tatum

College President, Psychology Professor

ArtMakers

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Artistic Director, Dancer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr.

Pastor

EducationMakers

Delores P. Aldridge

African American Studies Professor

CivicMakers

Lez Edmond

Civil Rights Activist, Psychology Professor, Civil Rights Leader

BusinessMakers

Daryl Shular

Chef, Culinary Instructor

MusicMakers

Julian White

Music Director

CivicMakers

Patricia Stephens Due

Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

Frederick Humphries

Association Chief Executive, University President

ScienceMakers, CivicMakers

Camilla Thompson

High School Math Teacher, Newspaper Columnist, Historian, Science Educator, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Rowena Stewart

Museum Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Alice Windom

Social Worker

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Bush Wilson

Real Estate Lawyer, Association Branch Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers, BusinessMakers

The Honorable Wayman Smith

Corporate Executive, Municipal Court Judge, City Alderman, Political leader

CivicMakers

Donald L. Hense

Nonprofit Executive

LawMakers

Gloria Johnson Goins

Corporate Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Leatrice McKissack

Architect

LawMakers, EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Larkin Arnold

Talent Management Chief Executive, Entertainment Lawyer, Music Executive

CivicMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Dick Gregory

Civil Rights Activist, Comedian

SportsMakers

Mannie Jackson

Corporate Executive, Basketball Team Owner

MediaMakers

Russ Mitchell

Television News Anchor

LawMakers

The Honorable Charles Z. Smith

Federal Government Appointee, Law Professor, State Supreme Court Judge

CivicMakers

Norma White

Association Chief Executive

CivicMakers

LaVerne Sci

Historic Site Manager

LawMakers

Deborah Lathen

Corporate Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Bill Lawson

Pastor

CivicMakers

Carla Hayden

Librarian

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Robert Battle

Dancer, Choreographer

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

BusinessMakers

Dorothy Terrell

Corporate Executive