Maker Directory

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MilitaryMakers

Roy Chappell

High School Teacher, Tuskegee Airman

BusinessMakers

James Kaiser

Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Cecil Hale

Corporate Executive, Radio Personality

CivicMakers

Joe Marshall

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Youth Advocate

CivicMakers

Laura Murphy

Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable William H. Murphy, Sr.

Civic Leader, State Court Judge

MediaMakers

Timothy Parker

Crossword Puzzle Designer

PoliticalMakers

Howard "Pete" Rawlings

State Delegate

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable James Clayborne, Jr.

Lawyer, State Senator

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

MediaMakers

Tavis Smiley

Publishing Chief Executive, Television Host

BusinessMakers

Lloyd Wheeler

Insurance Executive

MusicMakers

Ella Jenkins

Folk Singer

MediaMakers

Louis Dinwiddie

Radio Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

James Hill, Jr.

Business Chief Executive, Accountant

MediaMakers

Angelo Henderson

Newspaper Columnist, Radio Host

BusinessMakers

Albert W. Johnson

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Frederick C. Ford

Real Estate Executive

MediaMakers

Jannette L. Dates

Academic Administrator, Communications Professor, Dean

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William Clay, Sr.

U.S. Congressman

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

CivicMakers

Maulana Karenga

Social Activist, Africana Studies Professor, Author, Community Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Charles H. Epps, Jr.

Orthopedic Surgeon

CivicMakers

Carol L. Adams

Museum Director, Nonprofit Executive, Community Activist

EducationMakers

Earl S. Richardson

University President

LawMakers, MediaMakers

John Jacob "Jake" Oliver

Corporate Lawyer, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Russell Adams

African American Studies Professor

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Bruce Ballard

Psychiatrist

CivicMakers

Reverend Vernon Dobson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

CivicMakers

Thelma Daley

Social Activist, School Counselor, Foundation Executive, Education Chief Executive, Association Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Theodore C. Landsmark

University President

ReligionMakers

Reverend Frances Murphy Draper

Pastor

ArtMakers

Jason Miccolo Johnson

Photographer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Keiffer Mitchell

Gastrointestinal Surgeon

ReligionMakers

Sister Constance Murphy

Nun

MediaMakers

Frances L. Murphy, II

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive, Journalism Professor

MediaMakers

John Murphy

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Samuel Myers

University President, Economics Professor, Education Advisor

CivicMakers

Walter Hill, Jr.

Archivist, Historian, African American History Professor

PoliticalMakers

Zina Pierre

Government Relations Chief Executive, Presidential Appointee, Presidential Advisor

ReligionMakers

Jamye Coleman Williams

Communications Professor, Church Leader

EducationMakers

Carl Edwin Anderson

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Julia Harden

University Librarian

EducationMakers, ReligionMakers

Hilbert D. Stanley

Education Administrator, Church Leader, High School Principal

ReligionMakers, EducationMakers

The Honorable Michael A. Battle

Theologian, College President