Maker Directory

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MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

CivicMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. Beny J. Primm

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Physician

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test 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

CivicMakers

Art Minson

Community Leader, Labor Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Billie Wright Adams

Medical Professor, Pediatrician

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Bernice Hutcherson

Social Work Professor

CivicMakers

Dorothy Runner

Civic Volunteer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

MedicalMakers

Dr. John Clark, Jr.

Medical Professor, Obstetrician

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

ArtMakers

Della Hardman

Art Professor

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

CivicMakers

Evelyn Gibson Lowery

Civil Rights Activist, Nonprofit Executive

ArtMakers

Michael A. Schultz

Film Director

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

ArtMakers

Walter Dean Myers

Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Louise Hope

Music Instructor, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

James Cameron

Museum Chief Executive

SportsMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Bernie Casey

Film Actor, Football Player

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

ArtMakers

Lewis Myers

Actor

EducationMakers

Irma Daniels

High School Health Teacher

EducationMakers

Joan M. Prince

Academic Administrator

ReligionMakers

Bishop Sedgwick Daniels

Bishop, Pastor

ArtMakers

Ras Ammar Nsoroma

Muralist

SportsMakers

Charles Holton

Basketball Player

PoliticalMakers

Vel Phillips

State Government Appointee

LawMakers

Randolph Noel Stone

Public Defender

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Marvin Griffin

Pastor

LawMakers

Teri McClure

Corporate Executive, Corporate General Counsel

ReligionMakers

Bishop T.D. Jakes

Bishop

MedicalMakers

Dr. Levi Watkins

Medical Professor, Cardiac Surgeon

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.

Lieutenant General (Retired)

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

Jamala Rogers

Community Activist, Newspaper Columnist

MediaMakers

Marguerita Le Etta Washington

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Sonny Turner

Singer

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Gale Sayers

Entrepreneur, Football Player

MediaMakers

James Causey

Newspaper Reporter

MediaMakers

Faithe A. Thomas-Colas

Publisher

ScienceMakers

Katherine G. Johnson

Computer Scientist

ScienceMakers

John Slaughter

Electrical Engineer, Education Administrator

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Larry Jordan

Lieutenant General (Retired)

MediaMakers

Angela Dodson

Newspaper Editor, Magazine Editor