Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

The Honorable Julian Bond

Association Chief Executive, State Senator, Civil Rights Activist, State Representative, Librarian

MediaMakers

Vernon Jarrett

Newspaper Columnist, Television Host, Radio Host

BusinessMakers

William G. Mays

Business Chief Executive

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Reverend Clay Evans

Minister, Nonprofit Chief Executive

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

MediaMakers

Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie

Radio Personality

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

MediaMakers

Bob Petty

Television Reporter

LawMakers, MilitaryMakers

The Honorable John Rogers, Sr.

Juvenile Court Judge, Tuskegee Airman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jesse Madison

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

Alice Palmer

State Senator

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

BusinessMakers

Barbara Bowles

Investment Manager

SportsMakers

Ricardo Patton

College Basketball Coach

ArtMakers

LeRoy Winbush

Graphic Designer

CivicMakers

Hana Stith

Community Leader

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

LawMakers

The Honorable Jennifer Jones

Municipal Court Judge

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Richard Hatcher

Law Professor, Mayor

BusinessMakers

Wendell Campbell

Architect

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

MediaMakers

Felicia Middlebrooks

Production Company Chief Executive, Radio News Anchor

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Howard Armstrong

Painter, Country and Blues Musician

ArtMakers

Erma L. Clanton

Playwright, High School English Teacher, Theater Professor, Theater Director, Arts Administrator

MediaMakers

Dorothy B. Gilliam

Newspaper Columnist

BusinessMakers

Napoleon Brandford, III

Investment Executive

EducationMakers

Richard E. Stephenson, Jr.

School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Eddie Williams

Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers, BusinessMakers

Fred Davis

Insurance Entrepreneur, City Council Member, Civil Rights Leader, Entrepreneur

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

LawMakers

Rita Aliese Fry

Public Defender

MusicMakers

Isaac Hayes

Film Actor, Musician and Singer, Film Score Composer

MusicMakers

Fred Jones

Entertainment Promoter, Music Manager

LawMakers

Herman Morris, Jr.

Energy Chief Executive, Lawyer

CivicMakers

Reverend Benjamin Hooks

Association Chief Executive, Minister, Civil Rights Activist, Association Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Russell B. Sugarmon

Municipal Court Judge

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

ArtMakers

Bennetta Nelson West

Arts Administrator

MediaMakers

Ernest Withers

Photojournalist

LawMakers

The Honorable D'Army Bailey

Circuit Court Judge

BusinessMakers

The Honorable Marie Johns

Community Leader, Corporate Executive

StyleMakers

Barbara Samuels

Business Consultant, Retail Buyer

EducationMakers

Geraldine D. Brownlee

Education Professor

CivicMakers

Ann Cooper

Civic Leader