Maker Directory

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StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

ArtMakers

Etta Moten Barnett

Stage Actress

CivicMakers

Reverend Willie T. Barrow

Civil Rights Activist, Religious Leader

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

BusinessMakers

William G. Mays

Business Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

U.S. Congressman, Minister

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

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

CivicMakers

Hana Stith

Community Leader

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

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, SportsMakers

Mel Farr, Sr.

Auto Sales Entrepreneur, Football Player

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

LawMakers

The Honorable Shelvin Louise Hall

Appellate Court Judge

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Lillie Mae Wesley

City Parks Administrator, Community Activist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

MediaMakers

N. Don Wycliff

Newspaper Columnist, Newspaper Editor

MediaMakers

Felicia Middlebrooks

Production Company Chief Executive, Radio News Anchor

LawMakers

Chester Blair

Trial Lawyer

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

BusinessMakers

Napoleon Brandford, III

Investment Executive

EducationMakers

Sherman Beverly

Education Consultant, Education Professor

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

BusinessMakers

Ray Robinson

Telecommunications Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

EducationMakers

Asa Hilliard, III

Educational Psychology Professor

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MediaMakers

Armstrong Williams

Media Commentator

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

Al-Tony Gilmore

Federal Education Administrator, History Professor

EducationMakers

Edith Armstead Gray

High School Home Economics Teacher