Maker Directory

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MusicMakers

Julius P. Williams, Jr.

Conductor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Marion Curtis Bascom

Civic Leader, Pastor

EducationMakers

Niara Sudarkasa

Academic Administrator, Anthropology Professor, University President

CivicMakers

William Gerald Fletcher, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MediaMakers

George Cylie Fraser

Business Networking Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Audrey Lavinia Smaltz

Fashion Show Stage Manager

MilitaryMakers, ScienceMakers

Renaldo M. Jensen

Military Officer, Aerospace Engineer

MediaMakers

Ronald H. Brewington

Broadcast Executive

MediaMakers

Barbara Heineback

Public Relations Executive

SportsMakers

William Baxter

Basketball Official

ArtMakers

Arthur Wellesley French

Stage Actor, Film Actor, Stage Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Helen Marshall

Borough President

LawMakers

Randolph Michael McLaughlin

Civil Rights Lawyer

EducationMakers

Lorenzo Morris

Political Science Professor

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Diahann Carroll

Film Actress, Singer

MediaMakers

Wayne Dawkins

Newspaper Editor, Author

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

The Honorable Jerome W. Mondesire

Association Branch Executive, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive, Association Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Cecil L. "Chip" Murray

Community Activist, Pastor, Religious Leader

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

BusinessMakers

Barry Williams

Private Equity Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook

Pastor

MusicMakers

Mohandas "Kool Moe Dee" DeWese

Hip Hop Artist

ArtMakers

Lynn Nottage

Playwright

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Thelma Gibson

Civic Leader, Nurse

CivicMakers

Dorothy Fields

Archivist

LawMakers

W. George Allen

Lawyer

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Byron Rushing

Museum Director, State Representative, Civil Rights Leader

EducationMakers

Beverly Daniel Tatum

College President, Psychology Professor

SportsMakers

John Carlos

Track and Field Athlete

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Vincent Harding

Theologian, Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

James Lowell Gibbs, Jr.

Cultural Anthropology Professor

ArtMakers

Stanley Nelson

Film Producer, Documentary Filmmaker

BusinessMakers

Ernesta G. Procope

Insurance Executive, Investment Banker

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

MedicalMakers, EducationMakers

Dr. Helene Gayle

Epidemiologist, University President

CivicMakers

Rowena Stewart

Museum Chief Executive

StyleMakers, BusinessMakers

Lisa Price

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

ArtMakers

Julie Dash

Filmmaker

CivicMakers

Gloria Toote

Federal Government Appointee

MediaMakers

Ken Smikle

Marketing Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Florence M. Rice

Consumer Activist

ArtMakers

Maurice Hines, Jr.

Choreographer, Entertainer, Stage Director

LawMakers

Lisa E. Davis

Entertainment Lawyer