Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

Peter Bynoe

Real Estate Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

CivicMakers

Kenneth Crooks

Nonprofit Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

PoliticalMakers

Gus Savage

U.S. Congressman

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

LawMakers

The Honorable George N. Leighton

Federal District Court Judge

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

MilitaryMakers

Alfred Brothers, Jr.

Engineer, Airplane Pilot

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

BusinessMakers

Nathan Conyers

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

LawMakers

Edward Smith, Sr.

City Attorney

EducationMakers, LawMakers

john powell

Academic Administrator, Nonprofit Legal Director, Law Professor

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Albert Richard Sampson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

ArtMakers

Frank Lucas

Graphic Designer

ArtMakers

Elma Lewis

Theater Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Leonard Haynes, III

Foundation Chief Executive, Academic Administrator, University President

ArtMakers

Doris Jones

Artistic Director, Dance Instructor

EducationMakers

William Smith

Education Executive

MediaMakers

Stuart Rankin

Advertising Manager

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Herbert Tucker, Jr.

Civic Leader, County Superior Court Judge

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Burgess

Bishop

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Herbert P. Wilkins, Sr.

Media Executive, Investment Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Robert C. Hayden

Historian, School Superintendent

LawMakers

Amy Robertson Goldson

Entertainment Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

EducationMakers

Robert Green

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Evelyn Gibson Lowery

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Executive

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

ArtMakers

Pearl Cleage

Playwright, Fiction Writer

ArtMakers

E. Lynn Harris

Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

John Bynoe

Civil Rights Activist, City Government Official, Civic Leader, Federal Government Administrator

EducationMakers

Calvin Hicks

Academic Administrator, Newspaper Correspondent

EducationMakers

The Honorable Barbara Lett Simmons

Education Administrator

ArtMakers

Jon Onye Lockard

Muralist, Art Professor, Painter

StyleMakers

Olive Lee Benson

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Salon Owner

ArtMakers

Robert Stull

Comic Book Artist

MedicalMakers

Dr. William Alexander Jackson Ross

Orthopedic Surgeon, Physician