Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

Walter Clark

Banker, Financial Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Frank Clark

Corporate Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Earlean Collins

City Commissioner, County Commissioner

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

MediaMakers

Barbara Boyd

Television Reporter

ArtMakers

Abena Joan P. Brown

Stage Producer

ArtMakers

Oscar Brown, Jr.

Poet, Entertainer, Music Composer, Actor

CivicMakers

Maudine Cooper

Nonprofit Chief Executive, City Government Official

MediaMakers

Lucky Cordell

Radio Personality

MusicMakers

Tyrone Davis

R & B Singer

MusicMakers

Regina Harris Baiocchi

Music Composer

MusicMakers

Chuck Barksdale

R & B Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Marion Barry

Mayor

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

ArtMakers

Samuel Greenlee

Fiction Writer, Poet

MediaMakers

Hermene Hartman

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Richard Hunt

Sculptor, Painter

ScienceMakers

Walter E. Massey

Physicist, Academic Administrator

BusinessMakers

Lester McKeever

Accountant

CivicMakers

Peggy Montes

Museum Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Katherine Dunham

Choreographer, Dancer, Dance Instructor

MediaMakers

Russ Ewing

Television Reporter

CivicMakers

James Forman

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive

BusinessMakers, StyleMakers

Edward Gardner

Personal Care Entrepreneur

LawMakers

Jewel Lafontant-MANkarious

Lawyer

CivicMakers, EducationMakers

Audrey Manley

College President, Federal Government Appointee

MediaMakers

Merri Dee

Television Personality

StyleMakers

Rose Morgan

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Beautician

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun

U.S. Senator

CivicMakers

Laura Murphy

Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable William H. Murphy, Sr.

Civic Leader, State Court Judge

MediaMakers

Timothy Parker

Crossword Puzzle Designer

SportsMakers

Henry Presswood

Baseball Player

PoliticalMakers

Howard "Pete" Rawlings

State Delegate

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

BusinessMakers

Dempsey J. Travis

Real Estate Entrepreneur, Historian

LawMakers, MilitaryMakers

The Honorable William Sylvester White

Juvenile Court Judge, Military Officer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Howard Brookins, Sr.

State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ray Ewell

State Representative