Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

ArtMakers

Etta Moten Barnett

Stage Actress

CivicMakers

Reverend Willie T. Barrow

Civil Rights Activist, Religious Leader

BusinessMakers

William G. Mays

Business Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

U.S. Congressman, Minister

PoliticalMakers

Gus Savage

U.S. Congressman

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

EducationMakers

Charles Willie

Sociologist, Education Professor

PoliticalMakers

Alice Palmer

State Senator

EducationMakers

Jacob H. Carruthers, Jr.

African American Studies Professor

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Augustine Davis

Pharmacist, Sailor

CivicMakers

Alonzo Pettie

Cowboy

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

CivicMakers

Hana Stith

Community Leader

LawMakers

Charisse R. Lillie

Corporate Lawyer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Richard Hatcher

Law Professor, Mayor

EducationMakers

Josie Johnson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant

BusinessMakers

Wendell Campbell

Architect

BusinessMakers

Nathan Conyers

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Mel Farr, Sr.

Auto Sales Entrepreneur, Football Player

LawMakers

The Honorable Shelvin Louise Hall

Appellate Court Judge

LawMakers

Edward Smith, Sr.

City Attorney

EducationMakers, LawMakers

john powell

Academic Administrator, Nonprofit Legal Director, Law Professor

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Lillie Mae Wesley

City Parks Administrator, Community Activist

MediaMakers

N. Don Wycliff

Newspaper Columnist, Newspaper Editor

MediaMakers

Felicia Middlebrooks

Production Company Chief Executive, Radio News Anchor

LawMakers

Chester Blair

Trial Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Napoleon Brandford, III

Investment Executive

EducationMakers

Sherman Beverly

Education Consultant, Education Professor

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Ray Robinson

Telecommunications Executive

EducationMakers

Asa Hilliard, III

Educational Psychology Professor

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Burgess

Bishop

BusinessMakers

The Honorable Marie Johns

Community Leader, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Valarie Justiss Vance

Social Work Researcher

StyleMakers

Barbara Samuels

Business Consultant, Retail Buyer

EducationMakers

Geraldine D. Brownlee

Education Professor

EducationMakers

Edith Armstead Gray

High School Home Economics Teacher

EducationMakers

Ethel Darden

Elementary School Teacher

EducationMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. James Comer

Child Psychiatry Professor, Child Psychiatrist

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Theophilus Caviness

Pastor

ScienceMakers

Carl Spight

Academic Administrator, Physicist, Physics Professor

EducationMakers

Robert Green

Academic Administrator

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Robert Stanton

Federal Government Official

CivicMakers

Harriett G. Jenkins

Research Manager, Federal Government Administrator