Maker Directory

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MilitaryMakers

Roy Chappell

High School Teacher, Tuskegee Airman

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

EducationMakers

Ruth Love

Education Advisor, School Superintendent

MediaMakers

Wesley South

Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

LawMakers

The Honorable Jennifer Jones

Municipal Court Judge

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Curtis McClinton, Sr.

State Senator

CivicMakers

Floyd Powell

Police Chief

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

BusinessMakers

Herman Roberts

Lodging Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur

MediaMakers

Angelo Henderson

Newspaper Columnist, Radio Host

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

CivicMakers

Porter G. Peeples

Nonprofit Chief Executive

SportsMakers

Sanford T. Roach

Elementary School Principal, High School Basketball Coach, High School Principal

CivicMakers

Audrey Grevious

Civil Rights Activist, High School Teacher, Association Executive

EducationMakers

Chester Grundy

Academic Administrator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

MediaMakers

Jim Tilmon

Airplane Pilot, Television Reporter, Meteorologist

CivicMakers

Carol L. Adams

Museum Director, Nonprofit Executive, Community Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Bruce Ballard

Psychiatrist

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

ReligionMakers

Jamye Coleman Williams

Communications Professor, Church Leader

CivicMakers

Julia Reed Hare

Psychologist

EducationMakers

Nathan Hare

African American Studies Professor

EducationMakers

John Hope Franklin

African American History Professor

CivicMakers

Bobby William Austin

Foundation Chief Executive, Foundation Executive

CivicMakers

Robert Goodwin

Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

CivicMakers

Evelyn Gibson Lowery

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Executive

BusinessMakers

Edward D. Irons

Economist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Lee P. Brown

Mayor

PoliticalMakers

Ollie B. Ellison, Sr.

Foreign Service Officer

MediaMakers

Renee Ferguson

Television Reporter

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Louise Hope

Music Instructor, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Xernona Clayton

Foundation Chief Executive, Broadcast Executive, Television Host, Civil Rights Activist, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

John J. Johnson

Association Executive

ScienceMakers

Roderick Pugh

Psychology Professor

MediaMakers

Monica Pearson

Television Anchor

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Mary Ivey

Minister

ArtMakers

Suzan-Lori Parks

Playwright

BusinessMakers

Sarann Knight Preddy

Gaming Entrepreneur

StyleMakers

Robert Louis Stevenson

Film Hair Stylist

PoliticalMakers

Calvin Coolidge Goode

City Council Member